Birmingham Board of Education, District 4

Daagye Hendricks

Age: 43

Residence: Birmingham

Political experience: Elected to Birmingham Board of Education, District 4, in 2013; current board president.

Professional experience: Patient navigator at UAB Kidney Transplant

Civic experience: Has worked with young people for more than 20 years; member of the Vulcan Kiwanis, Birmingham Holocaust Education Committee, Birmingham Chapter of The Links, Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and vice president of the Central Alabama Clark Atlanta Alumni Association Chapter; previously involved with the National Council for Community Justice and Norwood Resource Center boards, graduate of Leadership Birmingham, 2017; founding member of the Birmingham Urban League Young Professionals.

Education: Homewood and Shades Valley high schools; Bachelor of Arts in finance from Clark Atlanta University, 1996

Endorsements: Communication Workers of America, Central Alabama Labor, AFL-CIO federation and Jefferson County Chapter of Alabama New South Alliance.

Top contributors: Millenials PAC, $1,000; DVA Holding PAC, $500

Main issues: “I am running as a public servant to the parents, teachers and students in my district.”

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