Candidates for the two-year seat are: Anthony Bonsante, Tris Cluever, Jessica Forsberg, Trevor Mulholland, Mike Stanek, David Stimac, John Ward, Brent Yaunick and Michelle Brekken.
Candidates for the four-year seats are: Charles Black Lance (incumbent), DJ Dondelinger, Randy “RJ” Heidmann, Elisa Korentayer, Derek Owen, Lowell Smith and Sarah Speer (incumbent).
Jill Bjorge served as a teacher, literacy coach and literacy coordinator at Brainerd Public Schools before becoming the principal at Riverside Elementary this year.
After nine years as principal at Staples-Motley Elementary School, Kathy Johnson is excited to be back in her home district as the new principal at Lowell Elementary School in Brainerd.
