Willa Powell
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Willa Powell
395 Canterbury Road
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 442-8360
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Board Liaison to:
School of the Arts
Jefferson High School
Schools 6, 16, 29, 33, 44, 52
Florence Brown Pre-K Center
Term Expires Dec. 2011 |
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Willa Powell was first elected to the Board of Education in 1997 and served a four-year term. As a Board member, she advanced policies strengthening parent involvement in the District and ensuring equitable school choice for all parents and students. She has long been an advocate for strong leadership in Rochester schools, accountability for performance, and support for student achievement.
Mrs. Powell is a contract computer programmer. She is also a retired Captain and Personnel Officer with the United States Army Reserves, which she joined in 1983. She earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from Rochester Institute of Technology.
She and her husband, Donald, have three daughters: Anna, Margaret, and Abigail, and one son, Alexander. Anna attended NRCS and School of the Arts and arned a BA at RIT. Margaret now attends School of the Arts, Abigail attends East High School, and Alexander attends School 23.
Commissioner Powell is a PTO member at School 23 and School of the Arts, and has served as a PTSA officer at NRCS and as a representative to the District Parent Council. She is a member of Metro-Justice and the International Cesarean Awareness Network, and a board member of the national organization Citizens for Midwifery. She has also served as an elder at Westminster Presbyterian Church. |
