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Newly-elected Rochester Board of Education President Camille Simmons and Vice President Amy Maloy

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published February 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM EST
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Amy Maloy and Camille Simmons on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, February 6, 2025
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The Rochester City School Board elected new leadership recently: commissioners Camille Simmons and Amy Maloy were elevated to president and vice president.

The former leadership, Cynthia Elliott and Beatriz Lebron, remain on the board. It's a board that has been working to get past rancor and dysfunction.

So what can the new leaders do to achieve that? We talk about the board, the students, and the challenges facing the district.

Our guests:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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