Board of Education, District 3

Name: Mary Boehm

Age: 64

Political experience: First political race.

Professional experience: YWCA 1986-1989; Alabama Power Foundation 1989-1997; BellSouth/Bellsouth Foundation 1997-2007; A+ College Ready 2007- 2017.

Civic experience: Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, board of directors; American Red Cross, chairman of volunteers; YWCA junior board; Mayor’s Task Force on Refugee Resettlement, chairman; Junior League of Birmingham, member and community adviser; Voices for Alabama’s Children, founding board member; Leadership Birmingham; Leadership Alabama; A+ Education Partnership, ex officio board member.

Education: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, bachelor’s in biology, 1978.

Top contributors: $500, Scott Vowell, Birmingham; $300, Charles Caldwell III, Birmingham; $250, Theresa  Rivadeneira, Birmingham,Kathy Miree, Birmingham; $200, Leslie Carlisle, Birmingham, Carl Jones, Birmingham, Frances Verstandio, Birmingham.

Main issues: Reverse widespread academic failure of Birmingham schools not preparing students for college and workplace. She said only 5 percent of the city’s 11^th-graders meet college readiness benchmarks in math, and the average ACT score for city students is 15.5, while average for Auburn University freshmen is 26. Expand pre-K program for 4-year-olds. Establish benchmarks at each grade level and increase training and resources.

Campaign: https://www.boehmforbirmingham.com/