We support Tonya Graham for mayor. She is incredibly smart, with terrific insights, great people skills, good ideas, and the energy and stamina to work through difficult issues. In her blog written while on City Council, you can see her thoughtful decision-making, her priority for gathering input from a variety of citizens and sources, and the clarity of her positions.
When John served with Tonya on our church council, he experienced how collaborative she is, listening and assessing all points of view. She was proactive and anticipated problems, having creative solutions, but always striving to achieve consensus.
She has the experience and skills to be mayor under our new form of city government. Tonya’s leadership is apparent in the rating Charity Navigator gives her Geos Institute: three stars (out of four) overall, the same as OSF, and four stars for “accountability and transparency.” Great qualities for Ashland’s next mayor.
