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Audrey Pinkerton was elected to her first term on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees in May 2016 to represent District 7, which includes 31 schools in Oak Cliff, West Dallas, and Cockrell Hill. Pinkerton attended Dallas ISD schools and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration summa cum laude from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Pinkerton worked as an engineer before moving into executive management roles at several major manufacturing corporations, leading…

Trustee Joyce Foreman is a business owner and community leader who represents District 6, which covers Southwest Dallas. Foreman brings experience from a variety of education-related affiliations to the board. Most notably, she has served on the Dallas ISD Bond Advisory Committee since 2002. Passionate about preparing our students to be the best and brightest, Foreman has held other leadership positions in the district as a member of the Superintendent’s Advisory Committee and the Commission on Educational Excellence. Providing decades of civic involvement to Dallas citizens Foreman has previously served on the Greater Dallas Chamber Executive Committee, as Vice Chair…

Trustee Bernadette Nutall will host a State of District 9 Community Meeting starting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, at James Madison High School. Parents and community members living in District 9 are encouraged to attend. The district encompasses south Dallas, parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Gove, Deep Ellum Uptown and East Dallas. Elementary schools: Blair, Burleson, Callejo, Douglass, Dunbar, Gonzalez, Guzick, Ireland, MLK, Mata, Rhoads, Rice, Rowe, San Jacinto, Silberstein, Starks, Tatum and Urban Park. Middle schools: Comstock, Dade, Piedmont GLOBAL, Ann Richards and Lang. High schools: Evening Academy, Lincoln, Madison, Rangel, Skyline, Booker T. Washington. Madison High School…

Trustee Lew Blackburn makes an all-star difference in District 5. Elected to the board in June of 2001, Blackburn leads his district of Oak Lawn, West Dallas, Wilmer, Hutchins and portions of East Oak Cliff. Blackburn was born in Fort Worth, where he attended elementary school. After moving to Dallas, he attended Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School and graduated from Franklin D. Roosevelt High School. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and a Master’s in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University-Commerce, and a Doctor of Philosophy from The University of Texas at Austin. A career educator, Dr. Blackburn…