Skills and Assets that make me the Best Candidate

By Cathey Ryder

Here is my background, my skills and the assets that qualify me for the role of a Governing Board Member.

I am an excellent communicator. My colleagues often joked that I could "sell ice to Eskimos". I can command the attention of 2000 students in the gym and lead an all day staff development workshop for one hundred of my peers. I am also an active listener and understand the value of hearing from all sides before making a decision.

I am a very effective problem solver. After 17 years as a high school activities director, I have learned that you always need plan "b" and sometimes a plan "c". I am a self-discipined individual. I always complete any assigned task on time and under budget.

I am a product of the California Public School System and come from a family of educators. My father was a high school teacher and counselor. My mother was a high school librarian . My siblings are all educators. My husband, sons and daughter -in-law are Huntington Beach High School alumni.

I stay abreast of current educational trends as a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, an honor society of key women educators. I attend workshops , seminars and conferences on a regular basis. I have been actively engaging in social media and I am proud that I know how to tweet, blog, pin, post and upload to the various networking sites.

In every organization that I join, I am always willing to serve on the executive board. I have been president, chairman, treasurer and secretary for many organizations over the years .

All of my volunteer work in my community, both before and after my retirement, has been working with kids of all ages. While I have officially retired from teaching, I will never stop caring about and wanting to help kids.