Educator Carnesha Willis-Moore will serve as the District 6 School Board member, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Michael Riffe until a special election can be held this October.

This action took place during a special-called meeting of the board to appoint an interim member.  Riffe recently resigned his post citing health issues and state law prescribes the steps a board must take to fill that position.

She was nominated for appointment by board member Michelle Carpenter and approved by acclamation.  Willis-Moore told the board that she had run against Riffe in the prior election.  She received her degrees at Grambling State University and NSU and got her first teaching job at WSHS under Principal Dr. Jane Griffin.  There she worked with Steve Vines who is also now a member of the board.

After 12 years at WSHS, she went on to Lincoln Preparatory School in Grambling where she serves as Elective Supervisor and teacher of Talented Arts.  She has been there for 6 years.

Supt. Al Simmons said the state election calendar would allow the board to schedule a special election in October to officially fill that vacancy.  If a runoff is required, it would be in November.