County Government

Kristin Henderson shows her delight after filing for a seat on the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board this afternoon in the Municipal Building. Henderson said she wants to serve on the advisory board because ‘UNM is an important asset to Los Alamos.’  She added, ‘I think we want to have a good partnership between the college and the community.’ This partnership includes offering dual credits and offering continuing education to professionals and education to the general public, she said. ‘I would like to offer to be a reasonable voice on the board,’ she said. Photo by Read More

Jose Correno files for a seat on the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board this afternoon in the Municipal Building. Correno said he teaches business classes part-time at the community college and ‘I  figured I could be of some usefulness in another capacity.’ He added, ‘I just want to see the school thrive and I want to do whatever I can to make that happen.’ Correno said he has taught at UNM-LA for 6 or 7 years and said the college’s faculty and staff are excellent. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools Board Member Melanie Colgan files for re-election to District 4 this afternoon in the Municipal Building. Colgan said she decided to run again because ‘I feel like there are a lot of things still undone that I would like to see through.’ These things include re-building Pinon and Chamisa elementary schools as well as addressing the academic discrepancies between different populations of students. ‘I’m excited at the possibility of continuing my service on the LAPS School Board,’ she added. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Sean Stanfield filed for a seat on the Los Alamos Public Schools Board in District 3, this afternoon in the Municipal Building. Stanfield said he decided to run because he wanted to ‘take some time to give back to the community.’ He added that he would like to focus on education and the teachers. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools Board Member Sondra Wyman files for District 5 this afternoon in the Municipal Building. Wyman was appointed to fill a vacancy on the school board in January and said she decided to run for the seat because ‘I would like to continue on the board.’ Wyman explained the board is working on a strategic plan for the school district and she would like to continue reviewing the new school year calendar. She added that she is serving on several committees including the audit, budget and finance committee as well as the policy review committee. ‘…I can make a difference, support Read More

Chris Luchini files for the at-large position on the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board this afternoon in the Municipal Building. ‘I’m interested in making UNM-LA an efficient secondary education institution,’  Luchini said. ‘This includes remote learning and helping UNM-LA expand to offer graduate degrees through UNM in Albuquerque.’ Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Lauren Coupland files to run for Los Alamos Public Schools Board District 3 this afternoon at the Municipal Building. Coupland has two children in Aspen Elementary School and is active in the Parent Teacher Organization as well as fundraising. ‘I’ve been really involved in the school district for years,’ she said. Coupland added that her experience as a teacher in an alternative school would be beneficial to the board. ‘I feel like that experience gives me a lot of insights for students who are not being served and even though many (students) are served, I can help us reach that goal of 100 percent.’ Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools Board Member Christine Bernstein files for re-election this morning in the Municipal Building. Bernstein is running in District 3. She said she is running for re-election because, ‘I’m not done’. Bernstein explained work has started on developing the school district’s strategic plan and she would like to see the plan come to its fruition. ‘I think we are doing really good work toward innovative and productive changes in our district (but) it is slow, and it takes some time and I want to see it finished,’ Bernstein said, adding, ‘My passion for education has not waned.’ Read More