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Sarasota News Leader November 22, 2013 Tuesday, Nov. 19, held before the regular twice-monthly meeting. School Board member Shirley Brown nominated Goodwin to serve a second term as chairwoman, noting that continuity of leadership will be beneficial as the special election for the renewal of the 1 mill school referendum approaches in March, the news release notes. (See the related story in this issue.) "We are so fortunate to live in a county with excellent public schools," said Goodwin in the release. "It is my pleasure to serve as School Board chairwoman for an additional year." Goodwin was elected to the School Board in August 2010 and began serving in November of that year. She began her professional career as a high school teacher, but she spent more than 20 years as a marketing representative for IBM, specializing in serving K-12 and postsecondary educational institutions, the release notes. After moving to Venice in 1998, she joined the Sarasota Family YMCA as the director of marketing and community relations. Goodwin was executive vice president of the Sarasota Home Builders Association in 2008-09, the release adds. Jane Goodwin/Contributed photo She was active in Citizens for Better Schools (CBS) in 2002 and 2006, when that organization spearheaded successful campaigns for referenda on the additional 1 mill property tax for schools, the release points out. She also chaired CBS in 2010, when 66 percent of voters casting ballots approved the continuation of the levy, the release says. One of her two grandchildren attends Gulf Gate Elementary School; the other is at Sarasota Middle School, the release notes. Kovach has been a School Board member since November 2000. Frank Kovach/Contributed photo Page 78