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Erin Skipper resides in Fleming Island with her husband, Joshua, and their two girls Kannyn and Ansleigh. Erin is a lifelong Clay County resident having been born in Clay County and a graduate of Middleburg High School. Her roots run deep with both of her parents being long time Clay County residents and her mom spending more than 30 years teaching in Clay County Schools.  

Erin graduated with honors from Oklahoma City University, with a B.S. in Nursing. As an Emergency Room Nurse at St. Vincent’s Medical Center and Mayo Clinic, Erin has dealt with issues that will transcend into her role as a School Board member. Good management and organizational skills, how to work as a team, critical thinking, assessment of needs, dealing with families in crisis situations, and working under pressure at a fast pace, to name a few. Most importantly, it has taught her how to be a champion for those most vulnerable. Erin is proud to serve as an advocate to ensure that parents have a strong voice, that our teachers have a strong voice and most importantly our children have a strong voice.

Beth Clark began her service on the Clay County School Board in November 2020.  A native of northeast Florida and growing up in a military family, Beth attended Duval and St. Johns County schools before her graduation from Robert E. Lee High School.  She obtained a degree in Business from Jacksonville University and, in 1983, moved to Clay County based on Clay's high quality graduation.  Upon her husband's retirement from computer programming, he served Clay County as a bus driver for about a dozen years.

Beth served as a Business Partner of Orange Park Elementary and on the School Advisory Council for both Orange Park Elementary and Lakeside Junior High.  She is also a member of many local organizations.  With her long background in accounting, including self-funded health insurance, she brings those business skills to the board and its processes.  A realtor since 2005, Beth witnesses weekly the growth that is coming to Clay County.  Desirable communities come due to safe neighborhoods and great schools.  Clay has both.

While Clay offers such programs as an outstanding Career and Technology Education (CTE) with currently 33 different programs, Beth would like to advocate for more of the Fine Arts as well.  She believes that music is the key to so many opportunities, in addition to teaching teamwork and listening skills.

Beth is honored to serve as a School Board member and will always advocate for Clay County's children.

Michele Hanson is passionate about education, having served the children in Clay County Schools as a teacher/leader for 21 years. She began teaching in 2003 earning a Master’s degree in Special Education with a certificate in Educational Leadership. Michele is a strong advocate for Exceptional Student Education and understands the value of providing quality career & technical education pathways for students.

As an advocate for lifelong learning, Michele is devoted to ongoing professional development and seeks to promote student achievement by focusing on policies that support high standards, maintain a rigorous curriculum, and retain high-quality teachers. During her first two years, she became a certified board member through the Florida School Boards Association (FSBA). She also completed Master School Board training and serves on the FSBA Advocacy and Policy Committees. She also takes great pride in serving her community as a member of the Clay County Value Adjustment Board.

Michele lives on a small farm in Middleburg with her husband John who served in the United States Army for 24 years. She has been married for 41 years, and together they have three children who graduated from Ridgeview High School.  In addition, her two granddaughters currently attend Clay County Schools. Having a daughter who followed in her footsteps to become a teacher is one of her proudest moments as a mother.