Tim Hayes

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Brad Scott

Brad is the Department Chair of Business programs at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College in Asheville, North Carolina. He works at A-B Tech, where he oversees faculty, manages curriculum, and handles budgets for business, economics, marketing, accounting, and finance courses. He also leads Studio Circeo, LLC, a North Carolina–registered firm that helps entrepreneurs develop ideas, form businesses, and plan strategic growth. He previously worked in financial management, operations management, and international business at Yum! Brands, M. H. Alshaya Company, and Carrols Corporation.

Newton-Conover board member Brad Scott running in 2026

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Jennifer Canrobert

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Joyce H. Ackerman

Joyce H. Ackerman's campaign for Newton City Board of Education Member is her first time running for public office.

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- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city government. 
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and make decisions about the superintendent’s personnel recommendations.
- Members of the board must act as a unit based on majority rule. A member cannot make decisions or act independently.
- Board of Education members are elected to staggered four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.