Roy Terry has been in Naples, and in Collier County education, for a long time.

“I know how the community operates. It’s a positive thing, as long as people think you are doing a good job,” he said.

Terry hopes the voters think he is doing a good job, too. As Collier County’s newest School Board member, he wants the chance at a full term.

“I have a lot of experience in education, including 32 years in Collier County. I have worked hard in the county to do what is best for the children, to do what is best for the school system,” he said. “We need to continue to provide an excellent education for our children.”

Terry is running for the Collier County School Board District 5 seat against retired Naples Police detective Joe Whitehead and Collier County School District instructional specialist Mary Ellen Cash.

District 5 encompasses Golden Gate Estates and Immokalee, but Collier County School Board members are elected by voters countywide. Board members run in nonpartisan elections and serve four-year terms.

The primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 24.

READ THE REST OF THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS STORY HERE. 

NOTE: We will reprint the profiles of Joe Whitehead and Mary Ellen Cash when they are published by the Naples Daily News.