Letter to the Editor in Support of School Board Candidate

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"The South Brunswick School Board election is on November 8, 2016, and I am so proud to endorse Azra Baig, community activist, and my good friend for one of the three vacated seats in school board. Born in Ohio and went to public school in Medina, Ohio, Azra was very active in student council and national honor society from the beginning. She received her nursing degree from Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio. Azra worked at Cleveland Clinic in cardiac and emergency departments. She has been a long time resident of South Brunswick, married with two daughters who went to South Brunswick Elementary School.

Azra works as a nurse in the Princeton Public Schools and North Brunswick School District. She is working with students to provide them physical and mental well-being to stay healthy and active. She has been very active in PTO and Viking Athletic Club. Both daughters played soccer, basketball and track and field and she supports the sports with a great passion. They also participated in the band through middle school. Azra stays very active in her professional and personal life by dedicating her time in voluntary work and getting involved in various community projects throughout the year and helping others and by working out to stay healthy. She was previously in the board of the Islamic Society of Central Jersey.

For the past four years, Azra brought a lot of experience in school board where there was a need to bring new innovative ideas to tackle fiscal and personnel challenges in 21st century as well as keeping up with ever changing technology to bring our education system to compete with a national level. I am very confident that Azra will continue to bring positive and innovative ideas to take our school system to a next level for better future of hard working parents and students in South Brunswick. Azra continue to represent diversity in township by getting involved with hardworking parents, teachers, school programs such as music and sports and she will continue to help build the partnership through different communities to bring South Brunswick Schools at a top level in education and keeping our community united and safe."

Dr. Tushar B. Patel
41 Rocky Hill Road, South Brunswick