Letter to the editor: Effective Board leadership

Today's Arizona Daily Star includes a letter to the editor from former CFSD Governing Board member Dale Keyes. Following the celebration for Carole Siegler's 26 years of Governing Board service, Keyes observes: "I was reminded at Carole’s celebration how our Board functioned so effectively.... In today’s environment of open conflicts and angry exchanges among elected officials, our experience stands as a reminder that it doesn’t have to be, and shouldn’t be, that way!" Read the full letter below.

Interaction among elected officials

I recently joined a celebration for Carole Siegler for her 26 years of service on the Catalina Foothills District Governing Board. Twenty six years — what an accomplishment! I served with Carole in the late 1990s. I was reminded at Carole’s celebration how our Board functioned so effectively. We certainly had differences of opinion, sometimes sharp ones. But we always treated each other with respect, and we worked for mutually agreeable solutions. Carole shared that this was her experience working with numerous Boards over her 26 years. In today’s environment of open conflicts and angry exchanges among elected officials, our experience stands as a reminder that it doesn’t have to be, and shouldn’t be, that way!

Dale Keyes, former CFSD Governing Board member

Downtown