Board Member Grand Rapids Public Schools

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Serves as vice president of the Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education, a role also held in 2025. Focuses on district academic performance and leadership accountability.

Nonpartisan

Amaad Hardy is the City of Grand Rapids business developer who runs its Equal Business Opportunity program, and he formerly led policy work at the Greater Grand Rapids NAACP. His priorities are better teacher pay and retention and keeping school contracts with local businesses.

Records: Civil Rights +11 for

Nonpartisan

Antoinette Chapman is a licensed professional counselor and co-executive director of Realism Is Loyalty, a Grand Rapids youth mental health and mentoring nonprofit. Her priorities are expanding student mental health care and keeping teachers through competitive pay.

Nonpartisan

Carlos Kulas-Dominguez is a nonprofit and education leader with nearly 20 years in youth work, including roles with Grand Rapids Public Schools and as board president of Camp Blodgett. His priorities are widening student access to opportunities and supporting educators.

Nonpartisan

Diana L. Wallace is a Grand Rapids Public Schools parent and a former early childhood center director, Head Start teacher, and community organizer. Her priorities are repairing run-down neighborhood school buildings and giving every neighborhood school fair resources.

Nonpartisan

Diana Riley is a high school health careers instructor and psychiatric registered nurse with a master's in nursing, and a Grand Rapids Public Schools graduate and parent. Her priorities are strong academic foundations and student health and well-being.

Nonpartisan

Ismalis Nuñez is a social worker and founder of Anew Collective Consulting who works as a long-term substitute teacher in Grand Rapids Public Schools. Her priorities are strong reading and math instruction and fair, open bargaining for educators and staff.

Records: Public Education Quality +33 for

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Serves as president of the Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education, having previously served as the board's secretary. Focuses on district academic performance and leadership accountability.

Nonpartisan

Josh Sherry is a sales director at a clothing company and previously spent more than 12 years as a business consultant. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from Michigan State University.

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Serves as a trustee on the Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education and previously served as the board's treasurer. Focuses on district academic performance and fiscal oversight.

Records: Public Infrastructure +22 for

Nonpartisan

Lisa Lint is a Grand Rapids Public Schools parent and public school advocate who has organized other parents to defend federal school funding. Her priorities are protecting Title I money for lower-income schools and services for students with disabilities.

Records: Government Spending Reduction -11 against, Public Education Quality +11 for, Public Safety and Crime Control +11 for

Nonpartisan

Education data analyst and former state budget analyst whose spouse teaches special education. Campaign priorities center on student growth, equity and ownership, with added support for classroom educators.

Nonpartisan

As of October 2026, we found no public information about Tino Scott's job, background, or goals.

Nonpartisan

Tommy Doles is a Grand Rapids native, Army Reserve civil affairs soldier, and former Northwestern football captain who played professionally, and he has worked in Christian missions and nonprofits. His priorities are strong academics and careful use of taxpayer money.

Nonpartisan

As of October 2026, we found no public information about William Hugh Dykstra's job, background, or goals.