Rick Newsock, Faith Ann Sorice, Anna Russell, Melva “Cookie” Mann Newsom, Mary Lewis, Gail Mueller, Michael Murray, Mary Grech and Kenneth Goodrum applied for the position left vacant by Jennifer Marietta, according to public records requested by the Dayton Daily News. Newsom, Newsock, Murray, Grech, Lewis, Mueller and Russell will be interviewed on March 20 and 22.
Marietta recently accepted a position as magistrate with the Greene County Juvenile Court that posed a potential conflict of interest, as she will soon be in a position to hear cases that involve Xenia families and district students. She had been on the board since 2016.
Newsock has worked at the Clark County Education Service Center since 2016. He was assistant principal at Xenia High School from 2007 to 2011. He has worked in nine different school districts, according to his resume, including 22 years as a classroom teacher.
Newsom is a Xenia native. She most recently worked as a professor at Central State and Antioch University, her resume says. From 1973 to 1989 she taught history at Xenia schools. She also owns Newsom Diversity Consulting.
Murray served as a senior electronics engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, according to his resume. His two adult children attended Xenia schools.
Mueller is a retired Xenia schools teacher, according to her resume. Mueller worked for the district from 1988 to 2020. She is also a graduate of Xenia schools.
Grech is an occupational therapist for Greene County ESC. She has worked there since 1997, her resume says. Grech also owns Francis Kennels dog kennel in Xenia.
Lewis is a 2013 Xenia High School graduate. She worked in the Greene County Public Defender’s office from 2019 to 2020 after gradating law school from the University of Dayton, according to her resume.
Russell has lived in Xenia for over 13 years, her resume says. She has worked in most of the school buildings as a substitute teacher and substitute secretary. Russell has been a volunteer with Cox PTO, Xenia Youth wrestling, Xenia Touchdown Club, Greene County 4H and The Greene County FISH Food Pantry.
The new board member will be voted on at a special meeting of the Board of Education on Monday, March 29 at 6 p.m.
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