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Dr. Amanda “Mandy” Sneed

Candidate Trustee, Place 4

I grew up in Pittsburg, Texas and have been a long-time resident of Arlington, Texas. I earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center - School of Pharmacy and have been a practicing pharmacist for 22 years.

My husband, Byron H. Sneed, II and I have had the pleasure of raising our five children in Mansfield ISD over the last 18 years. We live in the Timberview feeder pattern where our oldest graduated from Timberview in 2006, and our youngest will walk the stage in 2026.

I am passionate about giving back to the community and choose to spend my time and resources with organizations that provide services and meals to our neighbors experiencing homelessness. I have always supported the PTA at my children’s schools and currently serve on the Hospitality Committee and the Title 1 Committee.

I believe in collaboration, transparency and inclusion. I will work together with others to create meaningful solutions that incorporate perspectives reflective of all families in our district. I am committed to fairness and equity and want to help ensure that the district’s inputs are yielding tangible outputs that address achievement gaps, retain teachers, and provide appropriate support to improve the mental well-being of students and teachers. I believe families would benefit from a board representative of all neighborhoods. Currently, over half of MISD students live in surrounding cities, including Arlington and Grand Prairie.

What I Have Done

Community Investments

Throughout the years, I have volunteered at all of my children’s schools. It is such an honor to serve the teachers and staff who care for our children each day.

Classroom Representative
Field Trip Chaperone
PTA Hospitality Chair
Title I Committee

I am humbled by the work we do through our youth sports organization - The Razorbacks Elite. We have had the pleasure of supporting hundreds of student athletes and working with their parents/guardians from different social, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds across DFW over the last 7 years.

Business Owner

I am blessed to also do what I enjoy professionally. Over the last 17 years, we have been local business owners. Our workforce includes almost 60 people who speak 5 languages and represent 7 nationalities. We also create opportunities for students who attend Ben Barber to gain work experience.

I ask for the community’s support to serve MISD. I will work collaboratively with other trustees, the community and our superintendent to ensure that our district meets the needs of all students.

BROWN CENTER CHALKBOARD

It’s time to start voting in your local school board elections

Jon Valant Monday, November 1, 2021 (Excerpt)

School governance is hard these days, with boards tackling complex questions about public health, education, and budgeting amid a great deal of uncertainty. At minimum, what’s happening across the country is distracting; often times, it’s been downright alarming. But these outbursts will have longer-term effects on school boards that are more troubling: They will change who runs for local school boards and who wins those seats, in many cases for the worse. And this will be happening right as school districts are seeing a major infusion of federal funds, with board members poised to make high-stakes decisions about how schools respond to the pandemic’s impacts.

We’re already seeing changes in who runs for their local school board. Candidates emboldened by recent protests are turning elections into referenda on their adopted hot-button issues—issues that overshadow the real needs of students. Some are finding clear paths to victory, with worn-down incumbents and wary potential challengers staying out of the fray.

However, firebrand candidates can win contested elections, too, even in places where their views are far outside the mainstream thinking. The reason is that local school board elections aren’t like elections for other offices. In a high-profile election for, say, president or governor, most voters are familiar with candidates and turnout is relatively high. They might lean on party identification as a signal of which candidates align with their preferences. Fringe candidates can win, but it’s rare to see a far-right candidate win a race in a left-leaning jurisdiction or vice versa. Higher turnout and greater familiarity buffer against surprising outcomes.

What I Have Done

It’s time to start voting in your local school board elections

Jon Valant Monday, November 1, 2021 (Excerpt)

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