Election 2023: Don McGeary Jr. for Centennial School Board

Candidates running in the May 16 primary election are providing background about themselves and their positions on the issues to voters in these profiles, which will run in Patch individually for each candidate.

WARMINSTER, PA —Don McGeary Jr. is running as a Republican in the May 16 primary election for one of two, four-year terms in Region 2 for the Centennial School Board.

McGeary Jr. is vying for the school board along with School Board Vice President Patti Crossan, school board member Tony Sadowski, and Arno Carl F. Vorwerk. Crossan and Sadowski have cross-filed to be on both party tickets.

Biographical Information

Name: Don McGeary Jr.

Age: 68

Town of residence: Warminster

Position sought: Centennial School District Board Director Region 2

Are you an incumbent? No

What Towns Does Your Position Cover? Centennial School District —Warminster and Southampton.

Party affiliation: Republican

Family: Divorced. Father of three children and grandfather to seven grandchildren.

Education: Attended Drexel University, Lasalle College, and Penn State. Associate's degree from the University of Arizona.

Occupation: Pharmaceutical manufacturing.

1. What are the top issues currently facing your position and how do you plan to address
them?
Let’s start with children being the future of our country. We need to give them the proper education and tools to become successful in whatever career path they choose in life. We also need to give our parents the rights concerning what our future leaders are being taught. They should always be able to express their opinions and concerns to an open-minded school board and administrators. Everything should be transparent. We also need to be fiscally responsible for the taxpayer’s money. They work hard for their income. It should not be frivolously wasted.

2. Identify specific goals or ideas you have to enhance life in your position:
Bring back the basic to educating our future leaders while incorporating modern technology. Maintain parental rights. Bring fiscal sanity to the budget. Administrative staff needs to be streamlined not top-heavy.

3. What in your experience or background prepares you for election to office?
I have been involved in mentoring, and coaching, and currently umpire all age groups for more than 40 years. I coached baseball at William Tennent for several years in the early 2000s. I have two members of my family who are school teachers.

I have run a successful family-owned business in Warminster. In my manufacturing career, I have held positions at high levels of management. Know how to live within a budget and project future needs and the finances to obtain them. I have made many stuff decisions in my working career and have to communicate across many lines of management.