April Griffin for Alachua County School Board
Personal Information:
- Born April 17, 1964 in Sanford, Florida
- 1982 Graduated from Seminole High School
- 1986 B.A. Education University of Florida
- Married to Kevin Griffin for 24 years. We have three sons, Stephen (20), Thomas (18), Andrew (15). Thomas and Andrew currently attend Buchholz High School.
- Resident of Gainesville/Newberry since 1982.
Career and Community Involvement:
- Middle School Social Studies Teacher- Hawthorne Middle School and Westwood Middle School
- Substitute Teacher – Lawton Chiles Elementary and Kanapaha Middle Schools
- PTA President (2 years) Lawton Chiles Elementary
- Assisted with the Sunshine State Reader Program (6 years) at Lawton Chiles Elementary
- “Box Tops Mom” Lawton Chiles and Kanapaha Middle Schools
- School Advisory Committee Lawton Chiles (2 years)
- Volunteer of the Year for Lawton Chiles and Kanapaha Middle Schools
- Junior Achievement Facilitator Kanapaha Middle School
- PTSA Teacher Appreciation Committee Co-chair BHS
- Classroom volunteer at Lawton Chiles, Kanapaha Middle and Buchholz High Schools
- BHS Football and Baseball Booster
- Gainesville Garden Club Recording Secretary (5 years)
Currently:
- Community Representative on School Advisory Council at Kanapaha Middle School
- 1st Vice President, Gainesville Garden Club
- Forget Me Not Circle Chairman, Gainesville Garden Club
- Work with the College Student Ministry at Grace Methodist
- Member of the Worship Arts Ministry at Grace Methodist