Sonja is a communications professional for a local municipality. She previously worked in finance.

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Plans to take a "deep dive" into the annual budget of the school district, and find ways to streamline the central office while increasing support for teachers.

Wants to bring the DeKalb Delegation, DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and the DeKalb County School Board into alignment to support students.

- Plans to take a "deep dive" into the annual budget of the school district, and find ways to streamline the central office while increasing support for teachers.
- Wants to bring the DeKalb Delegation, DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and the DeKalb County School Board into alignment to support students.

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Sonja Payne Szubski

Sonja Payne Szubski has lived in DeKalb County the majority of her life and has settled in Tucker with her two children. 

Plans to take a deep dive into the annual budget of the school district, and find ways to streamline the central office while increasing support for teachers.

- Plans to take a deep dive into the annual budget of the school district, and find ways to streamline the central office while increasing support for teachers.

Isaac Brickman

Mauricio Mendez

Buket Urgen

Alison Cundiff

Crew S. Heimer

Jamison E. Murphy

Tracy L. Brisson

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

Part of the board that governs your county's public school system