According to the Times Beacon endorsement, Anker is "a big-picture person who routinely brings not only intelligence but also imagination to the table. At the same time, she is informed and in tune with at times competing community interests and needs as she strives to balance them." - Times Beacon
The Beacon also endorsed Anker's efforts to create the School Active Violence Emergency (SAVE) Hotline, which improves police response time in an emergency and praised, quote, "efforts to facilitate connections between the business, research, academic and vocational sectors with the goal of job creation and promotion."
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