Robbin Makled
Robbin Makled ran for election to the Dearborn Board of Education At-large in Michigan. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Makled completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Robbin Makled was born in Livonia, Michigan. She graduated from Dearborn High School. She earned a bachelor's and a graduate degree from Michigan State University in 1996. Her career experience includes working in public accounting and in the corporate tax department of Ford Motor Company. She served a four year term on the Michigan State University Accounting Department External Advisory Board.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jamal Aljahmi (Nonpartisan)  | 22.8 | 14,300 |
| ✔ | Amer Zahr (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 8,534 | |
 | Jim Thorpe (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 8,279 | |
 | Robbin Makled (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 8,215 | |
| Nasri Sobh (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 6,582 | ||
| Silvio Davis (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 4,979 | ||
| Steve Durant (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 3,550 | ||
| Mark Trzeciak (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 3,171 | ||
| Mohammad Mubarak (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 2,689 | ||
| Jackson Wagner (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 1,892 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 461 | ||
| Total votes: 62,652 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ammerah Saidi (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Makled received the following endorsements.
- State Rep. Erin Byrnes (D)
- Dearborn School Board Trustee Roxanne McDonald (Nonpartisan)
- Taylor School Board Trustee Korey Morris
- Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy (D)
- Frmr. Dearborn School Board Trustee Mary Lane (Nonpartisan)
- Boilermakers Local 169
- Local 80 Sheet Metal Workers
- Michigan Building Construction and Trades Council
- Dearborn, Mich., Democratic Club
- Moms Demand Action
Pledges
Makled signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Robbin Makled completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Makled's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a graduate of Michigan State University with both a BA and MBA in Accounting and have worked in public and corporate accounting for over three decades. My work background has given me valuable experience in financial analysis and decision making, which will help me prioritize and direct financial resources effectively to students.
I am extremely proud of the work I've done in the schools. During my time on playgrounds and behind PTA tables, I've built trusting relationships with parents, teachers, and staff. I know how to listen with empathy and how to build consensus. I am prepared and passionate to serve my community and support our amazing schools to make them even stronger.- I care deeply about my community and the educational opportunities that are available to our children. I have been a passionate advocate for quality, equitable education for over ten years in Dearborn. For many years I have fought to preserve and strengthen music and art programs, literacy, project-based learning opportunies, equitable educational opportunities across the district and across student populations. I have also worked to make my children's schools warm, welcoming environments and to drive parent engagement, which I believe is one of the single most important factors in a child's academic success. I have been showing up to advocate for our students for over ten years.
- I am deeply concerned about learning loss and social and emotional distress that continue to impact our students as a result of the pandemic. There is a new acceleration plan rolled out in the middle school to help close the learning gap, but it should to be monitored, assessed, and adjusted to make it more effective, and we should also consider rolling out a program to the elementary and high schools. I would also like to ensure that we have enough kind, caring, empathetic teachers, social workers, and counselors to help our students maintain and improve their mental health.
- At Henry Ford College, my priority is to make educational achievement more attainable and increase graduation rates, especially for those from marginalized communities. This would involve student support through counseling from day one, and interventions when a student is struggling. I would also work to eliminate social and economic barriers so students are able to enroll and graduate. Some students get a great start to their college journey at HFC before transferring to a four year college, allowing them to save time and money in a supportive environment. HFC offers transfer plan agreements with four-year institutions to help make this transition easier. I would support and work to expand transfer agreements to other state universities.
An effective elected official also knows how to compromise and build consensus when it's possible and how to be strong and stick to her convictions when compromise is not possible.
Sometimes a problem is not immediately solvable, and sometimes the person may simply want to be heard and ackowledged. Sometimes pursuing a solution may result in conflict. Many times conflict can be de-escalated, diffused, or resolved with compromise. I know when it is possible to build consensus and compromise, and I know when it's not possible and I need to be strong. Effective transparent communcation skills developed over many years in my career and outside life have served me well in being strong, honest, and professional in negotiating solutions.
Ensuring schools are properly funded is going to rely heavily on advocating at the state level for lawmakers to increase per pupil funding. Public education institutions are legally and morally obligated to meet every student where they are at and provide them a quality education- this is what makes public education so important and special. Students with learning challenges and special edication students will require additional resources, and I will always advocate for the state to provide additional resources for those students.
This is not about gun control- I simply believe in common sense gun laws and policies that will reduce gun violence and work in our communities to create a culture of gun safety. I will continue to advocate for these laws and policies.
I refuse to believe that we have to accept our children participating in lockdown training on their birthday or any other day.
Henry Ford Community College- American Federation of Teachers, Local 1650
State Representative Erin Byrnes
Dearborn School Board Trustee Roxanne McDonald
Former Dearborn School Board Trustee Mary Lane
Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction
Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council
Taylor School Board Trustee Korey Morris
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Other survey responses
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 3, 2024
