Rob Leshin Running To Become Danvers Town Meeting Member

The following is a declaration of candidacy from Danvers Town Meeting candidate Rob Leshin to Patch:

DANVERS, MA — As a resident of Danvers for seven years, I have a sense of pride in our town's positive aspects and a genuine interest to ensure it remains an affordable, attractive place to live and raise a family.

My fourth-grade son and kindergarten-age daughter both attend the Thorpe Elementary School.

The quality of their education is very important to me. I enjoy staying involved including coaching and playing recreation basketball and attending the many different town events.

While the quality of life in Danvers is superb, issues such as traffic and overdevelopment concern me.

I have a proven ability creating partnerships, working collaboratively and managing hundreds of millions of dollars of public funds during 16 years of experience in the public sector.

My mission-driven work addressing food insecurity and my experience as a board of director for multiple entities has taught me to be accountable, work with integrity and always be mindful of the people you serve.

I hope I can earn your vote on May 4 to represent you as a town meeting member for precinct 5.

(Declarations of candidacy for the annual town election can be sent to Scott Souza at scott.souza@patch.com.)