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| − | Boffy graduated in 1996 from Abbeville High School in Abbeville in Vermilion Parish. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. In | + | Boffy graduated in 1996 from Abbeville High School in Abbeville in Vermilion Parish. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. In 2015, she was awarded a doctorate from Walden University. She began her education career teaching social studies at Glasgow Middle School in Baton Rouge. She then transferred to Paul Breaux Middle School in Lafayette. She has been an [[Adjunct professor|adjunct instructor]] at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.<ref name=hfb/> In 2010, she was designated "Louisiana State Teacher of the Year".<ref name=nola>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2014/04/lafayette_teacher_considering.html|title= |
Lafayette teacher considering bid for Holly Boffy's BESE seat, report says|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=April 30, 2014|author=Danielle Dreilinger|accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref> While on the BESE board, a nonpaid position but with reimbursement for expenses, she is also director of teacher and leadership development for the Council of Chief State School Officers.<ref name=hfb>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollyboffy.com/|title=About Holly Boffy|publisher=hollyboffy.com|accessdate=October 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=besemember/> | Lafayette teacher considering bid for Holly Boffy's BESE seat, report says|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=April 30, 2014|author=Danielle Dreilinger|accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref> While on the BESE board, a nonpaid position but with reimbursement for expenses, she is also director of teacher and leadership development for the Council of Chief State School Officers.<ref name=hfb>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollyboffy.com/|title=About Holly Boffy|publisher=hollyboffy.com|accessdate=October 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=besemember/> | ||
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| Holly Franks Boffy | |
 Boffy with husband Carrick, son Pierce, and their two dogs | |
Member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for District 7 (Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasiey, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, and Vermilion parishes)
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Dale Bayard |
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| Born | January 1978 Louisiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Carrick Neil Boffy (married 2001) |
| Children | Pierce Boffy |
| Religion | Baptist |
Holly Franks Boffy (born January 1978)[1] is a school administrator from Lafayette, the fourth largest city in Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the eleven-person Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for District 7, which encompasses all or portions of nine southwestern parishes of Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasiey, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, and Vermilion.[2]
Background
Boffy graduated in 1996 from Abbeville High School in Abbeville in Vermilion Parish. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Louisiana State University in the capital city of Baton Rouge. In 2015, she was awarded a doctorate from Walden University. She began her education career teaching social studies at Glasgow Middle School in Baton Rouge. She then transferred to Paul Breaux Middle School in Lafayette. She has been an adjunct instructor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.[3] In 2010, she was designated "Louisiana State Teacher of the Year".[4] While on the BESE board, a nonpaid position but with reimbursement for expenses, she is also director of teacher and leadership development for the Council of Chief State School Officers.[3][5]
Since 2001, Boffy has been married to her high school sweetheart, Carrick Neil Boffy (born September 1977). The couple has a son, Pierce Boffy and an adopted daughter, Claire Boffy. The family attends the Esther Baptist Church, affiliated with the Evangeline Baptist Association and located in the community of Esther in Vermilion Parish.[3][6]
Boffy and her family are active in the charity, Fishing for Memories: A Benefit Rodeo for the Alzheimer’s Association, which has raised more than $250,000 for those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.[5]
BESE activities
In the primary held on October 22, 2011, Boffy unseated the incumbent, Dale Bayard, a convert to the Republican Party, 82,395 votes (66.5 percent) to 41,460 (33.5 percent).[7] Bayard, running as a Democrat in 2007, had narrowly defeated the Republican candidate, Charlie Buckels of Lafayette, 79,697 (51 percent) to 76,721 (49 percent).[8]
In the primary held on October 24, 2015, Boffy, the board secretary-treasurer,[9] won her second term on BESE by defeating Kreamer, 72,246 (53.4 percent) to 62,987 (46.6 percent).[2]
References
- ↑ Holly Boffy, January 1978. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on October 29, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on October 28, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 About Holly Boffy. hollyboffy.com. Retrieved on October 29, 2015.
- ↑ Danielle Dreilinger (April 30, 2014). Lafayette teacher considering bid for Holly Boffy's BESE seat, report says. The New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved on November 15, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 BESE Member Biographical Summary: Dr. Holly Boffy. bese.louisiana.gov. Retrieved on November 19, 2015.
- ↑ Esther Baptist Church. ebalaf.com. Retrieved on October 29, 2015.
- ↑ Results for Election Date: 10/22/2011. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on October 29, 2015.
- ↑ Results for Election Date: 10/20/2007. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on October 29, 2015.
- ↑ Holly Boffy, Ed.D.. linkedin.com. Retrieved on November 15, 2015.