Kimberley Mason
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Kimberley Mason is running for election for an at-large seat of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education in Ohio. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the primary on May 6, 2025.
Mason completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kimberley Mason graduated from Franklin Heights High School. Mason earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Capital University and a graduate degree from American Public University in 2021. Mason's career experience includes working in career and community outreach and advocacy.[1][2]
Elections
2025
See also: Columbus City Schools, Ohio, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Columbus City Schools school board (3 seats)
The following candidates are running in the general election for Columbus City Schools school board on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Patrick Katzenmeyer (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Jermaine Kennedy (Nonpartisan)  | |
 | Janeece Keyes (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Mounir Lynch (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Kimberley Mason (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Antoinette Miranda (Nonpartisan) | |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Columbus City Schools school board (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Columbus City Schools school board on May 6, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antoinette Miranda (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 16,955 |
| ✔ | Patrick Katzenmeyer (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 14,760 | |
| ✔ | | Jermaine Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 14,239 |
| ✔ | | Mounir Lynch (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 5,881 |
| ✔ | | Janeece Keyes (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 5,556 |
| ✔ | | Kimberley Mason (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 5,510 |
 | Liz Caslin‐Turner (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 4,812 | |
 | Karrie Lumpkin (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 3,766 | |
| Teresa Hannah (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 3,228 | ||
 | Julie Trabold (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 2,646 | |
| Total votes: 77,353 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ivory Kennedy Jr. (Nonpartisan)
- Yasmine Farah (Nonpartisan)
- Tracey Sigers (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
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2019
See also: Columbus City Schools, Ohio, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Columbus City Schools school board (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Columbus City Schools school board on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tina Pierce (Nonpartisan) | 22.8 | 47,087 |
| ✔ | Jennifer Adair (Nonpartisan) | 22.7 | 46,843 | |
| ✔ |  | Eric Brown (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 42,614 |
| ✔ | Carol Beckerle (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 41,413 | |
| Kimberley Mason (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 27,337 | |
| Stephany Small (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 51 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 881 | ||
| Total votes: 206,226 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Kimberley Mason completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mason's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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With over 17 years of experience across diverse industries, including mental health, financial services, and higher education, I bring a broad and adaptable skill set that is well-suited for leadership roles. My background has equipped me with the ability to navigate complex systems, communicate effectively, and manage teams to achieve strategic goals. Additionally, I hold a Master’s in Public Administration with a concentration in Organizational Leadership, providing me with a strong academic foundation in governance, policy analysis, and leadership practices. As a parent and taxpayer within the district, I have a vested interest in the community's growth and well-being. I am seeking a position on the Columbus City School Board of Education with a clear vision: to foster an educational environment where every child is supported, every voice is heard, and every policy is crafted with both intention and empathy. My candidacy is not only informed by professional expertise but also by lived experience, community involvement, and a firm belief in public service as a vehicle for positive change. Through a blend of professional competence, academic preparation, and unwavering dedication to community betterment, I represent a thoughtful and proactive choice for leadership on the Columbus City School Board.
- Workforce Development: Too many students leave school without a clear path to a meaningful career. We need to redesign pathways that are clear and strategic in delivering curriculum that provide hands-on, meaningful learning—so future leaders can gain the tools they need to thrive in their careers, create lasting change, and achieve financial independence.
- Strategic Conversations: Schools can’t succeed in isolation—they need strong partnerships. We need to cultivate synergistic relationships and cross-sector partnerships —uniting educators, families, community organizations, and local stakeholders to collaboratively support & sustain a Community Schools Model.
- Community Investment: Corporate tax breaks often drain resources from our schools and those most vulnerable in our communities. We need to end corporate handouts that undermine our value proposition within Columbus City Schools, redirect those funds into an endowment sourced from business receiving tax abatements and offer abatements to community and non-profits organizations who work directly with Columbus City Schools.
Health and safety, Education and Human Rights.
My parents. One a nurse, one a retired marine who came from neighborhoods that society who deemed negative, non productive or not having a good family life stay married now going on 40 years, raise 3 children and have helped lots of people.
Respect, Grace and Service.
I recognize the importance of advocating for mental health resources, expanding access to financial literacy, and ensuring equitable educational opportunities. My diverse experience enables them to approach challenges holistically and develop practical, informed solutions that reflect the community’s values and needs.
Core responsibilities include candor, trust and respect.
9-11. Freshman in highschool
Waitress- 2 years
To elevate the communities voice, help protect student success and collaborate with administration, the superintendent and anyone who plays a vital role of student success.
The community, students, teachers, administration, classified staff and community organizations.
Good teaching is like good food. It's not always about the ingredients, but how you prepare, execute and bring forth an end products regarding if you started with the same or lack thereof. Better training and development.
Engage with them and meet them on their level
Foster a stronger culture and climate that makes CCS attractive.
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Other survey responses
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2019
Kimberley Mason completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mason's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Kimberley Mason and I am running for the Columbus City School Board of Education! As a parent, pto leader and community advocate. Our students and family are ready for change and deserve a school board that is reflective of their environment. As a parent, I bring 7+ years of community service working with agencies like Big Brother/Big Sister to Franklin County Children Services to PTO leader at Stewart Alternative Elementary School. In addition, my profession allows me to cultivate and prepare students to become professional and productive employees.
- Making public education a quality priority
- Setting a standard of dignity and Justice
- Building communities into classrooms
Quality Public Education, School to Prison pipeline, Gentrification and Higher Education.
There are a lot of notable people, but I look up to my parents. They have been hard working individuals who have been instrumental in my success as a child and as as an adult. My father always said " that a man's word is his bond". Which meant, actions speak louder than words.
Weaver, builder, warrior by Steve Stevenson. What I appreciate about this work is the drive to create social change. Knowing that education holds power, we must find opportunities that foster and support quality public education as a whole.
I believe an elected official should have the public interest at heart. Next, be reminded that it's their duty to serve the community and work with the community. Lastly, I believe that an elected official should ensure work to bridge relationships between the community and classroom.
The ability to serve and connect with people.
The core responsibilities include, but not limited too- building strong relationships with community leaders, support the superintendent in his/her role and be an advocate for systemic or unconstitutional practices that do not foster academic success.
A legacy that would empower my children to know that they are their own advocate and have the power to achieve anything.
911- I remember walking from one school building to the next and learning about the Twin Towers. I also remember walking into the lunch room, where three kids yelled and screamed at the the Muslim students. It was A really sad day.
I worked at O'Charley as a hostess/waitress. I started this job as a junior in high school, until senior year!
Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer.
Unstoppable by Koryn Hawthorne.
The loss of my husband.
To be a liaison for the community and be supportive of the superintendent.
Students first, the community,the teachers and then our stakeholders.
I would support our district by going to every school and learning first about the culture, climate and surrounding environment. I believe board members have to be present in the classrooms to create plans for academic success!
In order to build relationships, you have to have a common ground. In the role of school board members, we must remind people that our common ground is our students and their ability to continue success as future employees. I plan to start with our community partners and then, build relationships with organizations focused on student success. Lastly, working with higher Education institutions to create a pipeline of administration that is reflective of the students they teach.
The same plan that I use for PTO, which includes- inclusion, transparency and communication.
Yes. First, we need to look at the professional developments offered to our teachers and administration to ensure it will embrace diversity and inclusion. Then look as a district towards agencies focused on diversity to help train and inspire the current staff on site.
There are legislative and local issues that impact quality education. In CCS, we see inequality across the board from academic success to teacher retention. I would like to address these obstacles by going to all the schools, learning more about their culture, climate and neighborhoods. I need to find out that barriers are present and pair it with a solution that optimizes student success.
Good teaching boils down to the resources and support available for the teacher and the teacher. In addition, school board members have to ensure that the people working in the schools are focused and dedicated to student success.
Students should know their soft skills and basic life skills to ensure that if they choose higher education or trades, they can successfully succeed and become a productive citizen.
There are too many ways to graduate. We need a criterion that makes our students competitive in higher education or trades with respect to school districts surrounding us. So looking at out diploma, it should reflect what jobs, opportunities or education will be needed in this next decade and the decades to come.
I would love to see advanced technical training starting at the middle school level and apprenticeship or fellowships at the high school level.
Work with our legislators to find a model that is reflective of our school volume and social economic standard. Work with city council to have large business or developers invest into CCS.
Restorative Justice is one policy fir school safety. I also belove out school resource offers should have professional development training on mental health, suicide prevention and more, to ensure they are culturally competent in and out of the school.
Provide wrap around services that have health care professionals on site more than one day a week.
With respect to the district, I believe we are prepared for it, we just need to ensure that every school is up to code with the proper technological resources to make our students.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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