You Support Is Needed!

The school board election is on May 6, 2008. Please plan to vote for me on that day and encourage others to do likewise. Your financial support would be greatly appreciated as well. Please mail your contributions to our campaign headquarters at 1408 Madison Ave. Se Ste. C Grand Rapids, 49507. Please note the maximum amount allowed is $300.00, per person. Checks should be made payable to "Committee to Elect Senita Lenear".

Thank you for your time and consideration to support my campaign for the Grand Rapids Board of Education. If you have any questions, please contact me at the number and website listed in this brochure.

The Senita you don't know!

Senita Lenear is a 13-year employee with the Blues Enterprise (Blue Cross Blue Shield and Blue Care Network of MI). She has held numerous positions within the organization, most recently in the Human Resources department. Senita has held the position of Community Affairs Representative for both organizations for the West MI Region. Senita is a board member of Student Advancement Foundation a non-profit organization designed to assist with funding programs to meet the needs of the Grand Rapids Public School District . Senita also contributes to a host of other non-profit organizations within the community by way of committee involvement. She is the founder of the My Body is a Temple program, which helps teens and young adults to discover the benefits of sexual abstinence before marriage.

Senita is a resident of the city of Grand Rapids together with her husband Pastor Dallas Lenear and daughter, Nina. Senita is an alumnus of the Creston High in the Grand Rapids Public School district where she received her high school diploma. She is also a summa cum laude graduate of Cornerstone University with a Bachelor's in Business Management and minor in Ministry Leadership. Senita is an active member of New Hope Baptist Church .

Senita was selected, by her colleagues, out of 16 candidates, to fill the open seat on the Grand Rapids Board of Education in October 2007. During this short tenure, she has learned that there are tough decisions to be made in order to build to successfully impact the educational experience for the students in GRPS. Senita is willing to continue to make these decisions, because she supports our future leaders!

Senita is a Spider Solitaire aficionado and an Outback Steakhouse connoisseur. Those who know and love Senita describe her as deeply passionate and eternally loyal. Senita displays excellence in all things to the glory of God.