Get to Know District 10: The 💜 of Virginia Beach.

The community I've called home for 18 years.

I moved to Virginia Beach 18 years ago, and I never left. Not because I had to stay, but because I chose to. I chose this city for my children. I chose these schools, these neighborhoods, these neighbors. Virginia Beach isn't where I'm from. It's where I built my life, on purpose, and where I'm raising my family right now.

District 10 is where that life happens every day.

If you've ever wondered exactly what District 10 covers, you're not alone. Virginia Beach's 10-district system is still relatively new here, and it was a hard-fought battle to get it established. Most people, even longtime Virginia Beach residents, aren't totally sure which district they're in — and that makes complete sense. So let's change that.

The heart of Virginia Beach.

District 10 stretches across the geographic and cultural center of Virginia Beach, from established neighborhoods in the north to the growing communities along Dam Neck Road in the south. It's home to some of the most family-rooted, long-settled parts of the city, places where neighbors know each other's names and kids have grown up together through every grade.

The district includes:

Green Run, the largest and most central community in the district, home to thousands of families and anchored by Green Run High School.

Chimney Hill and Oak Springs, established residential communities in the northern part of the district, where families have been putting down roots for decades.

Carriage Hill and The Lakes, quieter, residential corners of the district with tight-knit community identities.

Timberlake, a neighborhood that straddles the northern edge of the district and connects to the broader Princess Anne corridor.

Spence Crossing, Salem Village, Rock Creek, and Salem Lakes, communities in the southern part of the district that bring a mix of longtime residents and newer families, many of them connected to the military installations nearby.

Landstown and Dam Neck, the southern anchor of the district, home to families with deep ties to Naval Air Station Oceana and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek. This is one of the most significant military family communities in all of Virginia Beach, and it deserves a school board member who shows up for those families the way those families have shown up for all of us.

Across the district, you'll also find Woodland Estates, Buckner Farm, Midway Manor, and smaller communities that make up the full fabric of District 10. Every one of them matters.

Why I'm running here.

I'm not running for District 10 because it looked good on paper. I'm running here because this is home. These are my schools, my neighbors, my community.

Two of my children attend school right here in District 10. And because the district currently doesn't include a middle school, my youngest attends one nearby, which means I'm navigating exactly what so many District 10 families navigate: a system whose boundaries don't always match the way families actually live.

I've lived here long enough to know what this district deserves. And I'm asking the same questions every parent in District 10 is asking: Are our kids getting the mental health support they need? Are we creating an environment where every teacher feels valued and supported enough to stay? Because when we lose teachers, we lose more than capacity. We lose the mentors and role models, the faces that tell a child "someone who looks like you belongs here too." And are we building a school board that actually reflects the community it serves?

I'm running because District 10 deserves a voice on that board who is living this alongside you, not just representing you from a distance.

If you live in District 10, I'd love to hear from you. Tell me what matters most to your family, your school, your neighborhood.

This campaign is a partnership, and it always starts with listening.