I am a product of Unit 4, as were the 5 generations before me. I graduated from Champaign Central High School in 1999, attended Dartmouth College (2003), and graduated from Vermont Law School in 2006.

After law school, I returned to Champaign with my husband, Ryan Bradley, to start our family and build our careers. I have been a practicing attorney in this community in the field of personal injury and medical malpractice litigation for the past sixteen and a half

years, and I am currently a partner of Holder Law Group, LLP.

Ryan and I have four children, ages 7, 10, 12, and 15.  As a parent of a Unit 4 student, I see daily the pluses and minuses of our district. As an active community member, and a very active community volunteer (particularly during the pandemic), I am painfully aware of the inequalities and needs running deeply in Champaign.

Further, as a practicing attorney in Champaign-Urbana, I am able to put my education and professional skills to use, enabling me to bring insight at a deeper level when dealing with legal and business issues impacting the school district.

The Unit 4 School Board oversees and is responsible for the single largest educating body in Champaign, Illinois. Educating our children well is tantamount to their successful futures. The tasks for the Board are not without major challenges, however, all challenges can be overcome with work and determination. Our community is owed a productive, responsible, and accountable Board of Education.

• Improve collaboration between CFT/Teachers, Administrators, and the Board of Education.
• Minimize district expenditures on outside consulting firms in favor of internal evaluations and approaches. The hiring of outside companies to do what we should be able to do ourselves is not only fiscally irresponsible, but often affects district morale in a negative manner.
• Focus resources on drastically improving K-3 literacy and math proficiency within the district. State data reveals that within our district, the opportunity/achievement gap increases the most within this time period. 
• Maximize community collaboration between Unit 4 and the University of Illinois.
• Create an atmosphere promoting teacher retention and internal advancements implementing a “grow your own” approach.
• Consider approaches other than removing tracking to create equity within the district. 
• Investigate improving athletic facilities that were not addressed within the referendum. 

To the undecided voter- I will listen to you. I will do my best to respond to your communications, and I will be as transparent as the law allows. To my potential colleagues on the Board of Education- my positions will be based solely on policy and not personality. I will be honest and forthcoming in all of my actions.