Elizabeth is originally from Glastonbury, Connecticut. She earned an associate's degree in agriculture from the University of Connecticut and a bachelor's degree in computer science from Indiana University Southeast.

Elizabeth Kolk currently works as a software engineer in the healthcare industry.

As of September 30, 2024, Elizabeth Kolk’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Believes in fostering an environment where "every single student has the opportunity to succeed."

Wants to build an environment where "every single student has the opportunity to succeed."

- Wants to build an environment where "every single student has the opportunity to succeed."

Access to Education

Believes in prioritizing community needs and values feedback to address local concerns.

Wants to ensure that different learning styles are embraced.

Supports transparency and making parents aware of decisions and changes.

- Believes in prioritizing community needs and values feedback to address local concerns.
- Wants to ensure that different learning styles are embraced.
- Supports transparency and making parents aware of decisions and changes.

School Curriculum

Supports environmentally sustainable school facilities.

- Supports environmentally sustainable school facilities.

School Facilities & Resources

Wants to ensure that students feel safe, both during their commute and at school.

- Wants to ensure that students feel safe, both during their commute and at school.

Student Wellbeing

Wants to hire "the best and highest-quality teachers."

- Wants to hire "the best and highest-quality teachers."

Teachers

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Anchorage Schools, K. Kris Towery

Kris is from Louisville and earned a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Kentucky. He lives in Anchorage with his wife and children. He has volunteered as a board member for the Red Cross and Cedar Lake Lodge, as well as for school activities and Love the Hungry. He serves on the board of elders for Concordia Lutheran Church. 

Kris works as a real estate developer and agent for Duane Realty. He previously worked as a zone manager at Monro Muffler Brake, director of retail operations, area supervisor, and store manager at Ken Towery's Tire and Auto Care, 

Kris Towery's campaign for Board of Education Member for Anchorage Independent School District is his first run for public office. 

As of June 8, 2025, K. Kris Towery did not have a website or any information online.

K. Kris Towery

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Anchorage Schools, Nancy Walters

Nancy earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Indiana University Bloomington. She lives in Anchorage and has two children. She has volunteered in the community as co-president of Anchorage Children’s Theatre, as membership chairman and secretary for the Owl Creek Country Club Board of Directors, and as a member of the Anchorage Civic Club Board of Directors. 

Nancy is a neuroscience specialty account manager for Axsome Therapeutics and neuroscience specialty sales for Intra-Cellular Therapies. She previously worked as a senior sales professional for Sanofi Aventis, a sales professional for AstraZeneca, and a news anchor and reporter for several local stations.

Nancy Lynne Walters' campaign for Board of Education Member for Anchorage Independent School District is her first run for public office. 

As of June 8, 2025, Nancy Lynne Walters’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports prioritizing the creation and maintenance of the safest environment for students and teachers, including compliance with safety protocols and indoor environmental standards.

Supports prioritizing the creation and maintenance of safety protocols and indoor environmental standards.

- Supports prioritizing the creation and maintenance of safety protocols and indoor environmental standards.

Supports maintaining and improving a school environment that fosters emotional, social, and intellectual growth for all students.

Supports a school environment that fosters emotional, social, and intellectual growth for students.

- Supports a school environment that fosters emotional, social, and intellectual growth for students.

Believes school boards should only be responsible for district governance, not day-to-day management.

- Believes school boards should only be responsible for district governance, not day-to-day management.

Nancy Lynne Walters

Anchorage Schools, Rosanna Gabriele

Rosanna is from Louisville, Kentucky. She earned her bachelor's degree in history from the University of Rochester. She lives in Anchorage with her husband, Ryan, and their 4 children. She volunteers as a board member for the Kentucky International Dyslexia Association, parent representative on the Anchorage School Council,  director of fundraising and events for the Anchorage Parent Teacher Association, and a board member for the Anchorage Civic Club. 

Rosanna works with Maryhurst, a Louisville-based non-profit that advances child welfare. 

Anchorage Schools, Guiding Our Mission & Vision

Rosanna Gabriele is a board of education member in the Anchorage Independent School District.  

As of June 8, 2025, Rosanna Gabriele did not have a website or any information online.

Rosanna Gabriele

- Board of education members work as a team to lead the school district by setting policy, providing resources, and overseeing employees. 
- The board of education is responsible for the local school budget. It reviews expenditures, allocates funds, and approves facility plans. The board may levy taxes if deemed necessary.
- The board of education hires and directly supervises the district superintendent.
- School board of education numbers are elected in staggered even-numbered years through a nonpartisan election and serve four-year terms. Most boards in Kentucky consist of five members. 
- Independent school districts elect board members at large; county school districts elect board members from divisions. 
- School board members do not receive a salary. They may be compensated for costs associated with state-mandated activities. 