The Davidson County Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Trisha Garner to fill a vacant board seat at a meeting this week.
Garner originally ran for a seat on the school board back in November. The top three vote-getters were elected in that race, and Garner came in fourth out of 14 candidates.
Board Chair Nick Jarvis says that played a role in the board’s decision to appoint her.
“We felt like the citizens of Davidson County picked Trisha Garner," Jarvis says. "We couldn't be more excited to have her. We look forward to all the great things that she does.”
Garner works at Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center. In a Ballotpedia candidate survey from last year’s election, she described herself as a “wife, mother, nurse, and conservative Christian.”
Garner is filling a seat left vacant by Ashley Carroll, who resigned last month. She’d been charged with driving while intoxicated in a crash that injured a student.
Amy Diaz covers education for WFDD in partnership with Report For America. You can follow her on Twitter at @amydiaze.