The weather will be looking great on Thursday! Come to join us with Dr. Chen and friends at Cypressmede Park in Ellicott City. Bring your lawn chairs if desired. Light refreshments and assorted sweets will be provided.
When: June 2 (Thursday) 6:00 – 8:30PM
Where: Cypressmede Park
3100 Fawnwood Drive
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Agenda: Brief Introduction, Q & A, Chat and Greet
Dear Howard County Neighbors,
I wanted to take the time and also give you the time to grieve, reflect, and think about the event in Uvalde, Texas before commenting. My heart is aching for the families, friends and neighbors of the 19 Children and 2 teachers who were killed at Robb Elementary School, those who were wounded, and those whose life has been changed forever. I am saddened that it appears lessons have not been learned from previous school shootings, of which there have been way too many. I want to reiterate my stance that SROs are needed in our schools, and I will VOTE to keep them in our schools and expand their presence as necessary. I want to reiterate that portable classrooms are not safe for our students in any extreme weather event like May 27’s or in any lockdown, not an easy fix because our student numbers keep growing and our classrooms don’t, but I will work hard to expand capacity by requesting funding for permanent additions to existing schools. I promise you, if I am elected to the Howard County Board of Education, I will insist that all policies associated with school safety are evaluated on a yearly basis and lessons learned from other attacks on schools are incorporated into our safety policies, that each school is periodically checked for adherence to school safety policies and potential safety vulnerabilities are corrected immediately. In addition, I will work tirelessly to expand mental health services in our schools to support not only our students, but also our teachers and families and make these become a permanent resource.
All children need a safe, nurturing, learning environment where they can grow into caring and responsible adults ready for whatever the future brings. We can do better!
Come to meet Dr. Chen at Savage Fest 2022 on June 4th, more info coming soon. Event is hosted by Savage Community Association.
When: Saturday, June 4 10:00am – 5:30pm
Where: Carroll Baldwin Hall
9035 Baltimore St, Savage, MD 20763, USA
I was able to attend the candidates forum via Zoom meeting, many thanks to the organizer and volunteers to make it happen. Hope everyone stay healthy and strong! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFkf2nOM7JE&list=PL0DScJ4THhgQWZI2dgsSzAaB6Ax_9pPq9
Come to join me and other candidates (Executive, Councilman, BOE) on May 14th 1-5:30PM at Miller Branch Library, hosted by Asian American Communities (CAPA, KSM, IONHoCo). I look forward to seeing you there!
1-1:15 networking
1:15 – 2:30 County Executive
Allan Kittleman
Calvin Ball
2:45 – 4:15 County Council D1
Sean McCurdy
Nuveen Kurtom
Liz Walsh
County Council D4
Hank Boyd
Janssen Evelyn
4:30 – 5:30 Board of Education:
Tudy Adler
Linfeng Chen
Susan Dreisch
Julie Hotopp
Jacky McCoy
Dan Newberger
Monique Richards
Meg Ricks
Join me and other candidates on Howard County BOE candidate forum hosted by PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC) on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm at Oakland Mills High School (9410 Kilimanjaro Road, Columbia, MD 21045).
The format of the forum will be similar to past live events hosted by PTACHC. There will be a moderator. Candidates will be given an opportunity to introduce themselves, and then asked to answer a series of scripted and unscripted questions. Equal time will be allotted for all of the candidates to answer the questions and present their views.
Come to join me and other 5 candidates on Board of Education Candidates Public Forum on May 7th 10-12PM at Miller Branch Library, hosted by Howard County Chinese School. If you have any questions for the candidates, please click here to fill in the form, or scan the QR code on the flier below. I look forward to seeing you there!
Dr. Chen - BOE 