Dr. Libby Hart-Wells - Governing Board member

Thank you SPC!! 👍📚

Congratulations new SUSD Governing Board Members!!

It's official, I have a LOT of thank you notes to write...43,857 to be exact. 😊 In all seriousness, thank you to every one of you that advised, invited conversation, staked a sign, personalized postcards, passed out literature, sent texts, and donated your resources in anyway to support my campaign. Most importantly, thank you to the voters. I am humbled by your faith in me and am committed to serving as a stalwart advocate for SUSD students and teachers.🍎

I also wish to congratulate my soon-to-be SUSD Governing Board member colleagues, Julie Cieniawski and Zach Lindsay on their successful campaigns; we will be sworn in January 2021.

As we close out on an unprecedented year and come into the holiday season, please strengthen your commitment to keeping our schools open by wearing a mask in public. There are some very fashionable offerings in mask apparel these days so Mask Up Arizona!

Thank you to all of those who served to protect and defend a democracy that many before us gave the last full measure to establish. 🗽 Happy Veterans Day.

Thank you to the dynamic women of AZ List! I am humbled by your stalwart support. 📚

Congratulations to Arizona List endorsed candidate Dr. Libby Hart-Wells 4 SUSD Governing Board on winning her election for the Scottsdale School Board!

Time is ticking to have your voice heard. Finalize your election plan today.

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I commit to support and advocate for innovative instruction and programs that rely upon objective analyses and demonstrative outcomes that benefit and strengthen our students' competitiveness.

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Because I am completely committed and invested in my son’s wellbeing and future, I am voting for Dr. Libby Hart-Wells for SUSD’s governing board.

Not only is she a devoted mother of two, she is smart, kind and brilliant. She is a college professor and scientist and is the perfect person to serve on SUSD’s governing board.

-Jeanna Valenti MA

On a Monday that wasn't full of much good news, one of my campaign's student volunteers sent me a some art work....boy did it cheer me up! And, reminded me that it's way past time to offer some gratitude this election season....Thank you to each of you that has advised, volunteered, donated, and maintained grace and poise in any difficult situation you may have encountered. 👏👏
I want to share a special thanks to the student volunteers on my campaign, some shown here hard at work 🥰. You inspire me GenZ!! 🌟💖

My professional and educational experiences lie at the intersections of science, policy and business, the success of which rests on my collaborative, diplomatic and strategic-thinking abilities.

I’ve held senior leadership roles in 'business of technology’ that included management of multi-million dollar operational budgets, early stage investment funds, and revenue distributions generated from successful commercialization of inventions.

I honed my consensus-building skills as a senior congressional fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives and as a research associate at The National Academies Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy.

Did you know last year, nationally, Arizona was one of the worst investors in public education, despite 90 cents of every dollar spent at a district school being spent on kids? And challenges to persevere in a pandemic have only complicated things in 2020. These are a few reasons why I support Proposition 208.

Vote Yes on Prop 208!!

1. Arizona's Economy, Economic and Business Research Center, University of Arizona, by Valorie H. Rice, senior specialist, Business Information, June 14, 2019:https://www.azeconomy.org/2019/06/this-week/arizona-last-in-nation-for-per-pupil-spending-in-elementary-and-secondary-public-school/ #:~:text=Arizona%20per%20pupil%20spending%20increased,%244%2C308%20compared%20to%20%247%2C406%20nationally.

2. ABC15 CBS by Mark Phillips, Heather Cumberledge, Justin Pazera, posted at 12:54 PM, Sep 11, 2020 and last updated 11:07 AM, Sep 14, 2020: https://www.abc15.com/news/election-2020/truth-be-told-a-fact-check-on-arizonas-proposition-208.3. Money by Kristen Bahler, Sept. 23, 2019: https://money.com/best-worst-states-teachers-pay-turnover-ratio/.

My unequivocal support of public education solidified out of my own experiences growing up in rural Indiana. My family and so many other families in our community were tied economically to the ebbs and flows of the auto-manufacturing industry 🚗 that, for a period of time, offered financial insulation from the fickleness of feeding a family through farming 🚜 your own land.

To cut to the chase, that financial insulation wasn't always there. When that happened, our family had to rely on social safety nets to eat. For a time, I was one of the students in the free/reduced lunch program, and my family ate 🥫 because my dad stood in food lines.

I know the impact socioeconomic factors have on your student's education, because I lived it.

I know the importance of dedicated teachers who see a student that due to circumstances beyond her/his control feels unseen, because I lived it.

I also know that a quality public education CAN poise all students to succeed 🙌, because I lived it.

Times are indeed challenging, but I see just as many opportunities for our students. I'm ready to seize those opportunities for our kids, for our teachers and for our extended SUSD community!

Woohoo!! Stand Indivisible AZ "strongly endorses" Dr. Libby Hart-Wells for SUSD Governing Board.🤝👩‍🔬🇺🇸

Thank you! 👏 Vote bottom up, folks!! 🗳
https://www.standindivisibleaz.org/

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"Please support Libby Hart-Wells as she seeks to represent our students on the SUSD school board.

I was extremely excited when I found out that she was running because I know her personally and therefore I know the type of voice she will be for all stakeholders. She is extremely intelligent and takes time to research issues and give careful consideration before making a decision. She is so kind and she truly cares. She gives of herself easily and she is 100 percent invested in our students and public education.

She studied and trained as a chemist and has held many varied positions; currently she is teaching. She had the experience of witnessing first hand the science literacy gap between students from the US and other countries around the world and she sprang into action to help solve this problem in a way she can be very effective. I have no doubt she will find many other ways to make a difference in this regard as well.

As you can see, Libby is a woman who sees a problem and immediately works to try to fix it. She attended public schools and her children have always attended public schools. She is exceedingly passionate about the public school system.

I am excited to vote for her and I hope you are too."
- Leslee Kelly, MD

Thank you, Arizona High School Democrats 2020 for your endorsement.

Are you ready to roll up your sleeves? Sign up to volunteer for Dr. Libby Hart-Wells 4 SUSD Governing Board at drhartwells.com/volunteer

Thank you to all who are actively propelling our campaign forward, especially the students 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓who have dedicated their Saturdays and free time to civic engagement🗳️!

Younger children are natural scientists 🧪, they are curious, they have wonder and are willing to explore. Like you, I want to keep the natural scientists alive in our kids.

I think everyone is a natural scientist. We all share an imagination 💡. Imagine what we could do if we put our minds together...

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” -Albert Einstein

I commit to always be guided by the greater purpose public education serves and rise to the challenges of the time, not be cowered by them.

Nonpartisan resource for help with learning more about your school board and its 2020 candidates. Vote bottom up folks...our kids deserve our civic attention!

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Thank you for the kind words of support, ROSS!

Like more than 60% of Arizonans, my husband, Tom, and I adopted Arizona as our home. Since 2014, we've embraced Scottsdale as our home and Scottsdale Unified School District as our school community. Our two kids attend SUSD schools 🧑‍🏫 and have done so for more of their education than any other school experience.

Tom and I are both products of public education, an education that prepared us for our next steps. We both credit our dedicated professional teachers and a supportive community for their commitment to quality public education.

Like more than 60% of Arizonans, my husband, Tom, and I adopted Arizona as our home. Since 2014, we've embraced Scottsdale as our home and Scottsdale Unified School District as our school community. Our two kids attend SUSD schools 🧑‍🏫 and have done so for more of their education than any other school experience.

Tom and I are both products of public education, an education that prepared us for our next steps. We both credit our dedicated professional teachers and a supportive community for their commitment to quality public education.

Check this out!! Virtual STEM fair complete with exhibit booths featuring hands-on interactive STEM content. Kids can get an all-access pass to exclusive performances on the STEM Stage, hunt for clues and earn badges and prizes in the Scavenger Hunt.👩‍🔬👨‍🔬👩‍🚀🧐

https://usasciencefestival.org/scifest/?fbclid=IwAR2bvxN6G-0lcctCOXndDu-anU43IIlZu-fAdq52-pKvMW3ya_ja7hdmIZ4

I commit to fiscal responsibility and transparency on the use of every penny spent, regardless of source. Learn more at drhartwells.com

Educator 👩‍🏫
- Chemistry Department Faculty at Glendale Community College
- Assistant Vice President of Research, Office of Research and Development, Purdue University
- Vice President, Office of Technology Commercialization, Purdue Research Foundation
- Assistant Director, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Purdue University
- Executive Director, Commercial Ventures & Intellectual Property at University of Maryland, Baltimore

Thought Leader 💭
- Testified as expert witness before U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Research and Technology
- Senior congressional fellow in U.S. House of Representatives, then-ranking member of Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
- Research associate for The National Academy of Sciences Committee on Science, Engineering & Public Policy

Innovator 💡
- Senior leadership in technology commercialization at Purdue Research Foundation
- Senior leadership in intellectual property management at University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Intellectual property manager of Middle Atlantic Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Co-inventor on U.S. 7,238,514