As a resident whose family has had the privilege of living and working in Fountain Hills for over 30 years, I’m writing to encourage voters to elect Ginny Dickey as our next mayor.

Ginny has devoted a considerable amount of time and energy making Fountain Hills a place in which we can all be proud. In her 35 years as a Fountain Hills resident, Ginny has served this community as a two-term board member for the Fountain Hills Unified School District, a two-term Fountain Hills town councilwoman, a board member for the Fountain Hills Community Theater, and served many years on various community organizations and committees; all in the interest of making Fountain Hills a better place.

Having worked with Ginny during my tenure as an administrator and superintendent in the Fountain Hills Unified School District, I have always known her to be a forward thinker and a responsible steward of limited resources. As a member and past president of the school board, Ginny was instrumental in helping the district become a leader in innovative programs, establishing a comprehensive curriculum and providing oversite to a multimillion dollar budget that included extensive remodeling to existing schools, as well as the construction of a new, state of the art middle school.

Ginny has never been afraid to confront the issues facing Fountain Hills. She approaches her civic responsibilities with the utmost integrity, honesty and openness; and has a proven record of courage in the face of adversity and inclusiveness in times of partisanship. Her leadership style is one that seeks consensus through the sharing of information and the intensive study of the facts.

Please join me in voting Ginny Dickey for mayor.