Meet HCTA’s 2022 Local Candidate Endorsement Committee

Stacey Donohue (JDFES), Pamela Gauvin (SHS), Mike Bainum (HHS), Fawn Renczkowski (FCMS), Beverly Bushell (NCTHS), Lisa Masserio (NCTHS) - not pictured: Nancy Jacobs (HHS) and Roni Smith (EES)
The volunteer members of HCTA’s Local Elections Endorsement Committee provide a balanced representation of our HCTA membership.
- All levels and multiple disciplines, including CTE
- Experience ranging from 6 to 30 years, and a cumulative total of 138 years in teaching
- Ages ranging from 29 to 65
- Most with children attending or having graduated from HCSD
- All residents of Hernando County
- All actively engaged in community and/or union leadership
- Balanced representation of party affiliations (R, D, I and NPA)
Through an open and non-partisan process, this committee endeavors to identify candidates for local offices who most align with the values and priorities of our membership. All candidates for the offices being reviewed will be invited to participate in the screening process to be considered for endorsement. To ensure recommendations of the committee best reflect the interests of members, participating candidates will be vetted using tools created from input provided through recent survey of HCTA members. Endorsement and recommendations for support will be announced at the conclusion of all screenings.
School Board candidate screening timelines:
4/15/22 – Invitations and candidate questionnaires forwarded to all candidates
4/25/22 – RSVP & completed questionnaires returned to committee
5/14/22 – Candidate interviews
5/24/22 – Recommendations announced
Board of County Commissioners screening timelines: TBD