Behind the Ballot: Coppell ISD Board of Trustees election

Tell our readers a little about yourself. I feel honored and excited to have this opportunity to campaign, to introduce myself and share my views. Through my 14 years of volunteering at five campuses within CISD, I have crossed paths with many parents, community members and teachers. This community has given me a wealth of great friendships. We are a family of five – my husband Anand and I, our...

What inspired you to run for this office? My heart and passion are all about serving, especially youth. As an attorney, I first started working with abused and neglected children in Child Protective Services. Then, I started my nonprofit Free the Captives  focused on teenagers who were caught up in sex trafficking. My entire career has been dedicated to children who have no voice. I have seen the ...

What inspired you to run for this office? There are two main reasons I wanted to serve on the Board of Trustees. First, I was inspired by supporting my wife’s (Santhi Mathew) 19 year career as a public school educator. Helping her get her classroom ready every summer, meeting her students and hearing the challenges she and her fellow teachers have faced and will experience was a huge motivator. As a...

Tell our readers a little about yourself. I grew up in Grapevine before going to Baylor University for college. At Baylor, I studied bioinformatics and chemistry. After college, I went to law school at the University of Chicago. While there, I focused heavily on law and economics and took a number of classes at the Booth School of Business.  After law school, I began working at the law firm of ...

What inspired you to run for this office? CISD has been a highly rated and sought-after school district for many years, which is the reason my wife, Jessica, and I chose to make this community our home and school of choice. Since being elected, my top priority has been providing students with a high-quality education and vibrant extracurricular options through our award-winning fine arts programs, academic...

Tell our readers a little about yourself. I am a collaborative, long-range planner and creative problem solver grounded in well-informed, pragmatic decisions. Growing up in a large, extended family, I have spent a lifetime honoring, respecting and working with others around me. Landscape architect with award-winning projects including Andy Brown Park Husband and life partner of 25 years to Megha Patel, a...