Dexter, Missouri - There are five candidates for three positions in the 2017 Dexter School Board election to be held on April 4, 2017.  A bio was submitted on each candidate.  Below is the bio for Mr. Ben Worley.

Occupation: Financial Advisor, Edward Jones Investments

Personal Education History: Dexter High School (1994), Murray State University (1998, B.S. – Finance), AAMS designation from the College of Financial Planning.

Community Service Activities/Affiliations: Current member and past President of the Dexter Chamber of Commerce, Logistics Chairman for the Stoddard County Relay for Life, Trustee and Deacon at Liberty Hill General Baptist Church and former Chairman of the Church’s finance/budget committee, member of the Dexter Community Tourism Advisory Committee. Former board member of the Stoddard County Transit Service and the Dexter Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.

Why do you want to serve as a school board member?
It is my desire to serve as a school board member to give back to the institution and community that had a profound effect on the person I am today. The majority of my immediate family members are graduates of the Dexter school system and now our daughter, Emma attends fifth grade at Central Elementary. I feel we have a strong school district with caring and professional educators and staff that offers our students many opportunities. My goal if elected to the Dexter School Board would be to work in a positive manner with other board members, school staff and the community in general to ensure that no matter a student’s ability, we are always improving the opportunity we offer each of them to be successful in life after their high school career.

What qualities will you bring to the school board that will benefit the students and staff of the Dexter Public Schools?
I feel that I have a good ability to work with others in achieving goals that are important to the entire group. I have had the privilege to serve on a number of boards and committees in which numerous fiscal, budgetary, policy and staffing decisions had to be made each year. I also feel the experience I have gained through my professional career would serve as a benefit in how the Board of Education makes ongoing decisions for our district in allocating resources in the most effective way to positively impact our students, staff and the Dexter community in general.