Gregory Denlea

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Gregory Denlea

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Washington State University

Graduate

North Carolina State University

Ph.D

Wingate University

Gregory Denlea ran for election to the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors in North Carolina. Denlea lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Denlea ran for election for an at-large seat of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in North Carolina. Denlea lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Biography

Gregory Denlea lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. He earned a dual bachelor's degree in business administration and environmental science from Washington State University, a master's degree in business administration from Thunderbird School of Global Management, a master's degree in Environmental Assessment from North Carolina State University, and a doctorate of education in executive leadership from Wingate University. Denlea’s career experience includes working as a professor with the University of Phoenix and as a lead system analyst with the Teachers Insurance and Annuities Association of America.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2020)

General election

General election for Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors

Rich George defeated David Michael Rice, Duncan St. Clair III, and Gregory Denlea in the general election for Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rich George (Nonpartisan)	27.0	111,500
	Submit photo	David Michael Rice (Nonpartisan)	26.1	108,039
		Duncan St. Clair III (Nonpartisan)	24.6	101,790
		Gregory Denlea (Nonpartisan)	20.8	85,863
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	6,077

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 413,269
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2019

See also: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina, elections (2019)

General election

General election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elyse Dashew (Nonpartisan)	12.9	35,021
✔		Jennifer De La Jara (Nonpartisan)	12.4	33,583
✔		Lenora Shipp (Nonpartisan)	10.6	28,611
		Stephanie Sneed (Nonpartisan)	10.5	28,416
		Monty Witherspoon (Nonpartisan)	8.6	23,155
		Annette Albright (Nonpartisan)	7.3	19,836
		Gregory Denlea (Nonpartisan)	6.5	17,659
		Donna Parker-Tate (Nonpartisan)	6.1	16,528
		Queen Thompson (Nonpartisan)	5.7	15,378
		Jordan Pineda (Nonpartisan)	5.7	15,355
		Olivia Scott (Nonpartisan)	4.8	12,906
	Submit photo	Jenna Moorehead (Nonpartisan)	4.7	12,743
		Duncan St. Clair III (Nonpartisan)	3.9	10,623
		Matthew Ridenhour (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	5
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	854

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 270,673
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Campaign themes

2020

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2019

Gregory Denlea completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Denlea's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Gregory Denlea and I am your At-Large candidate for the CMS School Board. Please like me on Facebook (Denlea4SchoolBoard) and Twitter (@DenleaGregory). Please help get the word out to vote for me on the November 5th. And if possible please volunteer and/or donate to my campaign. When you vote for me you are getting a consistent and reliable supporter for your suburban communities. I work for a company that provides sustainable retirement platforms for teachers and I teach in an international baccalaureate (IB) master's in education (MEd) program. My educational background includes dual bachelor's degrees, an MBA, a Masters in Science, and a doctorate in educational leadership. My 3 children attended CMS. My wife served as the PTA president while I was the webmaster at their school. Over the years I coached and assisted with many of their sports teams. We are active in the community both as volunteers and stewards. I teach faith formation classes to the youth at our church and I sing in the choir. I believe that the best way to teach our students to make positive contributions in our community is through service learning.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I will fight for capital funding for schools in the suburbs and all areas experiencing the most overcrowding in classrooms
• To keep our teachers at CMS I will fight to reduce the quantity of standardized testing, required faculty meetings, and changes to the curriculum.
• I will fight to increase salaries for teachers and administrators and reward teachers and administrators for taking on complex assignments

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

A few years ago I discovered that my father was a first generation college student. This means that he was the first person in his family to attend college. I taught at a college with 60% first generation students. I witnessed first-hand how underprepared my students were for college math and English. I believe the best way to improve college student preparedness is by ensuring that the students complete their K-12 programs college and career ready. To make our students relevant in the 21st century they need the necessary infrastructure, technology, classes, programs, and soft skills for the global workplace. We also need to provide pathways for students who do not plan on attending college by including course work that prepares students with the soft-skills and trade and technical training needed to obtain jobs prior to graduating.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

My father and my mother because they are critical thinkers who love all people and put the interests of others before themselves.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember space shots to them moon being televised when I was very little. I was too tired to remain awake and watch them.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I worked in a full-service gas station pumping gas, performing oil changes and installing new tires.

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Campaign website

Denlea's campaign website stated the following:

“	GREG’S PLAN Suburban Fight From Our Schools Gregory Denlea will fight for capital funding for our schools in Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville. In August 2018, the CMS School Board approved a resolution (the MCA) that instructs the Superintendent to reject the prioritization of capital funding for schools in Charlotte’s suburbs. In May 2019, the Huntersville Educational Options Study Commission recommended that Northern Mecklenburg County separate from CMS. Greg will work tirelessly with all municipalities to make CMS a superior partner in education. Stop Faculty Fight From Our Schools Gregory Denlea will fight to reduce the quantity of standardized testing, required faculty meetings, and changes to the curriculum. Greg will fight to expand grants for mental health resources for students along with school safety training and equipment. Greg will fight to increase salaries for teachers and administrators while rewarding them for taking on complex assignments. Greg will fight to expand scholarships and loans for teachers to continue their education and build the partnership with Teach America Charlotte to develop and train new teachers. Improve Student Success for Every Student Gregory Denlea will fight for the opportunity to let every student in Mecklenburg County succeed. In order to improve student success, Greg will fight to increase textbook funding for students and expand computer science courses. A consistent grading scale is a requirement and class sizes need to be optimal for students’ performance. Greg will fight to provide after school programs and expand teacher-parent and teacher-to-teacher communications to benefit all involved. To improve success, Greg will promote expanding Advanced Placement (AP) courses, increase Cambridge International School Programs, increase International Baccalaureate (IB) Programmes, and increase duel enrollment programs. To improve communication and support for all, Greg will promote the enhancement of mentoring programs, supplementing after school programming, expanding pre-kindergarten program eligibility, and expand the Bright Beginnings program eligability. Make Our Schools Relevant Gregory Denlea will fight to make our schools relevant in the Twenty-First Century by building schools that enable career training, collaborative learning, and co-existence within residential communities. This can be achieved by: increasing service learning in the community, expand early college and duel enrollment programs, continue articulation agreements that drive student success and put collaboration technology into classrooms. Greg believes that school calendars need to be flexible to meet both the community and partnership’s needs. This can be done by extending school hours to nights and weekends, extending the school calendar into the summer months, offer flexible scheduling to accommodate career pathways, and align school calendars with collegiate schedules for early college and dually enrolled students. Build Community Partnerships Gregory Denlea will fight to enhance school emotional training and the assignment of mental health resources to traumatized students. Increasing student equity can be done by providing equitable locations for schools in the community, increase student participation in advanced curricula, reduce teacher absenteeism and staff turnover, increase expectations and graduation endorsements, reduce out-of-school suspensions, and increase school choice.	”
—Gregory Denlea’s campaign website (2019)

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