Windsor Charter Academy's Executive Board Election is just around the corner! Serving on the Executive Board offers a meaningful opportunity to help shape the strategic direction of our schools. Executive Board members serve as unpaid volunteers, yet play a vital role in guiding governance decisions.
This year, four candidates are running for two Executive Board positions. The term for each position is three years.
Board Candidate Spotlight
Below is a full list of our candidates, their applicant questionnaires, biographies, and campaign speeches. Our goal is for parents to be well-informed about each candidate’s qualifications and vision for our school.
April Greer
April Greer is a parent of an elementary school student at Windsor Charter Academy. She serves as a Director of Operations and Chief Operations Officer with 20 years of experience in operations, project management, technology, finance, and marketing across a variety of industries. In addition, April is also a co-leader for a Girl Scout Troop composed largely of Windsor Charter Academy students.
Board Candidate Application Information
Elaine Hungenberg
Elaine Hungenberg is completing her second term as a Windsor Charter Academy Board Member and is seeking re-election. She is a parent of three children who attend Windsor Charter Academy's elementary and middle school. Elaine currently serves as Senior Vice President at XPRIZE, and has spent more than 15 years working in education reform, youth intervention programs, curriculum development, and educational data analysis.
Board Candidate Application Information
Stephen Patterson
Stephen Patterson is a financial advisor who owns and operates a planning practice in Windsor. He has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and holds advanced designations from the American College of Financial Services. Stephen's second and fifth-grade children attend Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School.
Board Candidate Application Information
Kristin Zacheis-Wimmer
Kristin Zacheis-Wimmer has been a Windsor Charter Academy parent for the past 12 years. She is an attorney with 20 years of legal experience, having served as a prosecutor before transitioning to her own private family law practice. Kristin has also spent more than two decades serving on nonprofit boards.
Board Candidate Application Information
Board Candidate Town Hall
At our March Executive Board Meeting, each candidate presented their speech and participated in a Town Hall. During the Town Hall, candidates answered questions from Windsor Charter Academy stakeholders. Watch the full Town Hall Question & Answer Session here.
Key Election Dates
April 9th: Parent/guardian email addresses must be updated in Infinite Campus by noon on Thursday, April 9th, in order to receive an email with a unique link to vote. To update your contact information in Infinite Campus, please click here.
April 21st through 30th: In-person voting begins. Parents/guardians can complete a physical ballot and submit it in a secure voting box at each school's front office. A government-issued ID is required to verify your identity.
April 28th through 30th:
April 28th: Online voting begins at 3:00 p.m. An email with voting instructions will be sent to parents/guardians.
April 30th: Online voting ends at 3:00 p.m.
May 1st: Election results are announced if all candidates have been notified.
Voting Process
Online Voting
Parents/guardians will receive an email with a unique link to vote on April 28th at 3:00 p.m. Please do not forward this email. Parents/guardians may vote only once using their personal link. Online voting will close on April 30th at 3:00 p.m.
Our secure online election will be processed through SurveyMonkey. The unique voting link will be sent to parents/guardians listed in Infinite Campus who have a valid email address on file. Parent/guardian email addresses must be updated in Infinite Campus by noon on April 9th in order to receive an email with a unique link to vote. Each parent/guardian must have a separate Infinite Campus account and email address to receive a unique voting link. To update your contact information in Infinite Campus, please click here. The parent/guardian email list pulled on this date will be used to send voting links.
Once the election begins, if you do not receive an email with a link to vote, please follow these steps:
Check your spam folder.
Confirm that you can receive notifications from SurveyMonkey. If you have ever opted out of SurveyMonkey's service for any reason, you will not receive a link. To opt in, please click here. Voters who opted out will need to opt in to receive a survey link.
For questions, please email WCA's Election Committee at elections@windsorcharteracademy.org.
In-Person Voting
If a parent/guardian chooses to vote in person, they may cast their paper ballot at the front office of our elementary, middle, or high school. The in-person voting window will be from April 21st through April 30th.