{"id":17821,"date":"2020-01-24T16:13:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T21:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=17821"},"modified":"2021-01-13T12:37:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T17:37:12","slug":"candidates-with-mdc-ties-face-off-in-school-board-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/candidates-with-mdc-ties-face-off-in-school-board-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidates With MDC Ties Face Off In School Board Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two candidates gunning for a seat on Miami-Dade County\u2019s School Board have close ties to\u00a0 Miami Dade College.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Luisa Santos, who graduated from The Honors College at Kendall Campus in 2012, and Esther \u201cShelly\u201d Smith Fano, the executive director of MDC\u2019s Hospitality Institute\u2014are two of the four candidates running for the District 9 spot on the nine-seat School Board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am very glad that two candidates associated to [MDC] are running for District 9 representation at the [School Board],\u201d said Interim College President Rolando Montoya. \u201cIf any of the two are elected, MDC will benefit from additional connections to the local public school system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fano, 69, announced her campaign on Jan. 17 through a press release, and hopes to be a voice for underrepresented communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something I\u2019ve always been interested in,\u201d Fano said. \u201cWe need to listen more to the students, teachers and educators.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Santos, who founded Lulu\u2019s Nitrogen Ice Cream in Edgewater, launched her campaign in November through a campaign video. As the youngest candidate, the 29-year-old hopes to give back to the school system that supported her as an undocumented Colombian immigrant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t just wake up and say, \u201c\u2018Oh I want to run for office,\u2019\u201d Santos said. \u201cThis is my home. There\u2019s a seat that represents my home. I see how I can add value and serve my community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The district, which represents the southernmost part of Miami-Dade County, represents schools within municipalities inside Pinecrest, Cutler Bay, Homestead and Florida City. Lawrence S. Feldman, who has represented the district for nearly a decade, announced he would not seek reelection last July.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The other two candidates are Justin Koren, the assistant principal at Miami Killian Senior High School, and Nancy Lawther, a university professor and former president of the Miami-Dade County Council PTA\/PTSA. The latter garnered Feldman\u2019s support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The seat is up for grabs until November when their names appear on the 2020 election ballot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Esther \u201cShelly\u201d Smith Fano<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Community Leader: Esther “Shelly” Smith Fano, the executive director of The Hospitality Institute at Miami Dade College, launched her campaign to be the District 9 representative of the Miami-Dade County School Board on Jan. 17. She hopes to be a voice to low-income and minority students.
VANESSA GIMENEZ \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fano is no stranger to Miami-Dade County Public Schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She\u2019s advised Miami-Dade County Public Schools Academy of Hospitality and Tourism Board since 2002, and helped design curriculum and coordinate internships for high school students interested in hospitality and business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fano, who received an associates degree in business from MDC, has led The Hospitality Institute<\/span><\/a> at Wolfson Campus since 2008. As executive director, she has secured funding, instituted certificate and training hospitality programs and helped students find jobs in the area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe believes that governmental authorities are to work to make individuals stronger,\u201d Montoya said. \u201cHer efforts are not to make the government big and strong, but to promote the well-being of individuals and families in a free enterprise system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Colleagues say Fano\u2019s friendliness, knowledge of the hospitality industry and patience to her projects have helped secure funding and established programs for the Institute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShelly\u2019s expertise and wisdom have been invaluable to putting together the program,\u201d said Ana Martinez, assistant vice president of development for MDC\u2019s Foundation. \u201cIt\u2019s obvious she does her homework, from her depth of experience and knowledge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fano hopes to be a voice for underrepresented communities in District 9\u2014the district where she\u2019s served as a teacher and her two children, former Lieutenant Governor of Florida Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Teal founder Dave Fano, went to school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She plans to do this through listening sessions between students, educators and parents in the district to configure solutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Luisa Santos<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Luisa
High Hopes: Luisa Santos, a 2012 graduate of the Kendall Campus Honors College, is running against three candidates to represent District 9 on the Miami-Dade County School Board. Pictured is Santos (in blue shirt) talking with students from the District 9 area.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CLAUDIA BLANCHARD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To Santos, representing District 9 means fighting for students\u2014ones that walk the same halls she did as a student at Coral Reef High School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe always passed the test. She never missed a test. She never missed assignments,\u201d said Melba Ceballos, Santos\u2019 former high school accounting teacher. \u201cWe need a change in the school system. She\u2019s that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Since announcing her campaign in November, Santos\u2019 typical week includes knocking on strangers\u2019 doors, attending community events, listening sessions and visiting churches in the area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of her campaign initiatives include mental health services for students, better wages for educators and creating better support systems within classrooms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Santos emigrated to Miami from Colombia when she was 8. She earned her associate\u2019s degree in international relations from Kendall Campus in 2012 before transferring to Georgetown University and earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in political economics with a minor in education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2014, the 29-year-old founded Lulu\u2019s Nitrogen Ice Cream<\/span><\/a>. But she has remained passionate about education and received an endorsement from former MDC President Eduardo J. Padr\u00f3n.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Santos is a staunch Democrat, and not afraid to show it. In 2016, she appeared in a campaign ad for Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2016 presidential run, and hosted phone banks for Andrew Gillum\u2019s 2018 gubernatorial campaign run.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But since the District 9 seat is non-partisan, Santos feels her outspoken political views won\u2019t be an issue.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think education is the perfect place to not include politics,\u201d Santos said. \u201cThere\u2019s so much agreement. Who can argue that students need a solid education?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two candidates gunning for a seat on Miami-Dade County\u2019s School Board have close ties to\u00a0 Miami Dade College.\u00a0\u00a0 Luisa Santos, who graduated from The Honors College at Kendall Campus in 2012, and Esther \u201cShelly\u201d Smith Fano, the executive director of MDC\u2019s Hospitality Institute\u2014are two of the four candidates running for the District 9 spot on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":523,"featured_media":21349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2749,2753],"tags":[117,1514,1515],"class_list":{"0":"post-17821","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-kendall-campus","9":"category-wolfson-campus","10":"tag-elections","11":"tag-school-board","12":"tag-campaign"},"yoast_head":"\nCandidates With MDC Ties Face Off In 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