At its most up-to-date assembly, the Auburn Metropolis Council appointed Blake Prestridge to the Auburn Metropolis Faculties Board of Training to complete out an unexpired time period.
Prestridge, a wealth supervisor at Wilson Funding Group, will take over the seat vacated by Terry Jenkins, who resigned, with the unexpired time period starting instantly and ending on Could 31, 2026.
Eight folks utilized for the vacant board seat, with 5 sitting for interviews. A number of council members cited Prestridge’s background in finance as a most important purpose for supporting his appointment to the board.
“I feel that Blake has demonstrated dedication to group, particularly by way of this interview course of,” mentioned Mayor Professional Tem Beth Witten, who nominated Prestridge for the place. “He demonstrated how he would serve the group and be concerned at a number of ranges, not simply attending the conferences. And I feel his monetary background would serve the Board of Training strongly, particularly with the expansion that they are experiencing and the capital tasks that they’ve arising.”
Councilman Tyler Adams additionally supported Prestridge’s appointment, citing comparable causes.
“I consider that Blake’s monetary experience and his civic involvement might be invaluable,” he mentioned. “I consider that he’ll make choices based mostly on the very best curiosity of our kids. I consider that he’ll help our lecturers and that he’ll additionally empower our dad and mom as a result of he understands and he respects their elementary rights to make choices based mostly off their youngsters’s upbringing and care.”
Two different candidates have been nominated for the seat — Florence Holland, the previous particular assistant to the affiliate provost for range and multicultural affairs at Auburn College, and Charles Israel, an affiliate professor at Auburn College.
Prestridge obtained the help of 5 council members through the first spherical of voting to safe the appointment to the board.
