August 22, 2022
District 5 Candidates
Roy Terry is a member of the Collier school board in District 5 and he is seeking to serve his fourth term. Terry has a Master’s degree in Education and his past experience within Collier includes serving as a teacher, coach, athletic director, assistant principal, and principal. Moreover, Terry serves as the President of Greater Florida Consortium of School Boards, a member of the Collier County Education Foundation Board of Directors, President of the Rotary Club of Immokalee, and an active member of his church. Terry is re-running to “solidify and improve” the momentum of the board and continue making “very positive strides”.
Terry hopes to continue making accomplishments in the interest of teachers and students and he shares that if he is re-elected the district will stay on track to be debt-free by 2026. According to Terry, the cash payment for the construction of the new school will “save taxpayers approximately $41M in interest payments.” Terry also plans to continue overseeing the budget and holding “annual departmental budget meetings” where the board will “conduct a line-by-line review and justification of each budgeted item”.
Arthur Boyer holds a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership and he has worked as an educator for nearly two decades. Since moving to Immokalee from Port Au Prince, Haiti, Boyer has become the CEO of the education, leadership, and life coaching firm, Boyer Multidisciplinary Consulting. Boyer shares his vision in his campaign which is to “seek, serve and defend the success of our current and future students for the greater good of Collier County.”
Boyer takes a strong stance against opponent Tim Moshier on his campaign site stating that the Collier County School Board deserves better than “the Moshier Campaign’s antisemitism.” Boyer is a strong advocate for eliminating the school-to-prison system that he believes is destroying students in District 5. He aims to limit “antisemitic rhetoric” and “forms of discrimination” that he says contribute the number of physical violence incidents in schools. Moshier plans to do this by voting against all political agenda that would “jeopardize the safety and security” of schools, students, and teachers in Collier. Boyer states that there is no home for hate in Collier County and he strives for “more high school diplomas and fewer mugshots.”
Jackie Keay was born in the Bahamas and moved to Naples with her immigrant father. Keay graduated from Lely High School and enlisted in the Army. She has a Master’s degree in Psychology and taught at Mason Classical Academy for two years. She extensively volunteered with organizations including Habitat for Humanity and she has served on the board of Audubon Western Everglades. Keay has brought the affordable housing crisis and issues related to mental health to the attention of the School Board, the City Council, the Collier County Veterans Council, and the Board of County Commissioners
Keay is very passionate about the safety and security of Collier students and she aims to increase academic success by building a positive school climate and a safe space for students to share their concerns. She expresses that this can be achieved by ensuring that “all school staff and employees are trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid.” Keay believes that it is also imperative to have a “trained mental health professional” physically on site to handle mental health crises.
Timothy Moshier graduated from Northwood University in Midland Michigan before starting a truck detailing company and a building restoration company. Moshier has been in the trucking business for almost three decades and he serves on the Everglades City Code Compliance Board as well as the Ochopee Fire Control District Advisory Committee. Moshier is running because he believes that “children are our most precious asset”.
Moshier’s campaign website does not illustrate any platforms or ideas for CCPS; rather, it is essentially a biography. Moshier has been recently involved in controversy with his campaign manager’s antisemitic social media post that spurred backlash. The post itself promoted antisemantic views and ideas surrounding Jews. Moshier became involved when someone with access to his public Instagram account responded to a message stating that his campaign manager is “unbelievably racist and antisemetic” and that Moshier should reconsider her place in the campaign. Moshier’s account responded stating that “she is not wrong and we will not be reconsidering her position.” No further investigations have been conducted.
Ana Turino is an Education student at Nova Southeastern University and currently works through a nonprofit as a tutor for kids in the foster care system. Turino previously worked in education in Miami Dade County, and currently works in six of the seventeen schools in Collier County. Turino is active in church and Columbiette, an organization partnering with the Knights of Columbus to raise money for abused women and children.
Turino says she is the best candidate based upon her “experience in education and my insight to what is currently happening in our schools.” Turino promises that “she will be the voice and protector of parent rights” and vows to ensure parental involvement in schools within the district. Furthermore, she also ensures that students are protected from “inappropriate materials, media and CRT” that may be in curriculum or materials taught to students.
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