Olivia T. McGaha

Residence: Birmingham

Professional experience: Retired from the Birmingham City School System, where she spent 28 years as a music teacher and musical theater director.

Civic experience: Tutors with Better Basics and coaches with Common Ground; board member for Summerfest; executive producer with On The Set Film Camp; involved in NAACP; musical theater director with Treasure Arts Inc.; board member with Nathifa African Dance Co.

Main issues: Sustaining progress and elevating every child, supporting the superintendent’s leadership; focusing on dedicating resources and coming up with innovative solutions for schools throughout the district, not just magnet schools.

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