Joy Williams is the Vice President of the Lamar CISD School Board. She joins us today to discuss her unlikely journey to the school board, lessons from the death of her son, and the role of faith through it all.

0:00 - Introduction
1:14 - Who is Joy Williams?
4:34 - Joy’s spiritual background
9:51 - How Joy joined the school board 
13:01 - The details about Joy’s school board
15:49 - What factors motivated Joy to run for the school board?
18:01 - Was Joy afraid of the stigma around being a politician?
21:17 - The public’s lack of understanding and involvement with their local school board
24:06 - Involvement in local politics without direct personal incentive
29:03 - Should school board members be paid?
32:23 - How has Joy’s faith impacted her public service?
39:20 - The story of Joy’s election
48:29 - Joy’s thoughts on homeschooling
54:36 - Joy on the good that has come from her son’s death
1:01:09 - How to help those who have lost someone
1:08:13 - Ways to get involved with your local school board
1:14:14 - Closing comments

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