Board of Education Candidate Interviews

There are six candidates vying for the two spots in the upcoming Francis Howell Board of Education election. Voting will take place on April 5 Here are their thoughts on the current state of the district and what they’d like to see happen.

Adam Bertrand is a process improvement consultant with an undergraduate degree from University of Missouri in business with minors in economics and political science. He also has an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. Bertrand and his wife are both alumni from the Francis Howell School District with four children currently in it from preschool to 7th grade. Learn more about him at https://votebertrand.com/.

Randy Cook Jr. has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He has a wife and two children, the oldest of which is in kindergarten this year. To learn more about Cook, visit his website https://cookforfhsd.com/

Christine Hyman is a self employed consultant with an education in human resources and finance. She is a single mother of three, her oldest graduated from Francis Howell North in 2010, and her youngest is a freshman there now. To hear more of her thoughts, visit https://www.christine4fhsd.com/

Justin McCoy is a realtor with an Associate of Supplied Science in Horticulture from Saint Louis Community College Meramec. He has two sons in elementary school, one in second grade and one in kindergarten. Visit his website to hear his story http://www.justinforfhsd.com/

Rick Rice is a business owner and substitutes for teachers and paraprofessionals in the Francis Howell School District. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Missouri and a bachelor’s in computer science from Lindenwood University. Rice is a grandfather with nieces and nephews in the Francis Howell School District. Read more about him at https://www.rickforfhsd.com/

Mike Hoehn is a residential appraiser with a bachelor in science from University of Missouri Columbia in forest management. He had three children with his wife that have all graduated from Francis Howell High. Hoehn currently has a grandson in the district.