Incumbent James O’Shea is running with Krista Whalen for two Hollis seats on the Hollis Brookline Cooperative School Board. Whalen did not fill out the online questionnaire for candidates.

JAMES O’SHEA

Age: 53.

Years of residency: 14.

Address: 33 Nartoff Road, Hollis.

Contact information: 978-660-9073; e mail jamesdoshea@gmail.com.

Family information: Married to Dana O’Shea, M.D.; three children: Delia, HBHS class of 2011 and Dartmouth College class of 2015; Conor, HBHS class of 2014; and Aidan, Concord Academy class of 2015.

Employment: Physician, partner, Commonwealth Hematology-Oncology. Medical Oncologist/Hematologist. Private practice, Worcester, Mass.

Education: B.A., Haverford College. M.D., University of Rochester. Residency, Internal Medicine, University of California at San Francisco. Fellowship, Medical Oncology & Hematology, Yale.

Political history: Hollis School Board, 1½ years. Hollis-Brookline School Board, six years.

Affiliations: American Society of Clinical Oncology. American Society of Hematology. American College of Physicians. Massachusetts Medical Society. Home Health & Hospice, Nashua/Merrimack. Former coach, Hollis Cal Ripken baseball. Former coach, Hollis youth basketball.

Why should people vote for you? I am running for re-election to a third term on the co-op school board. Hollis and Brookline are rightly proud of their schools. Arguably, the care and education of our children is our most important job as adults and as a community. My goal as a school board member is to help provide a safe and nurturing place for our youth to obtain a top-notch education; to become socially responsible members of a wider community; to become good citizens; and to help in their transition to the adult world.

In my role as a school board member, I start from a position of mutual respect and trust with teachers, administrators, and staff, while being mindful of my roles of oversight and accountability. Public education for all youth is an expense well worth the sacrifice for all adult citizens. Vigorous debate on how to accomplish this in a cost-effective manner requires that we all participate constructively. We adults need to act in a manner that is in the best interest of all children.