Meet the candidates running for CCSD school board District C

Evelyn Garcia Morales and Tameka Henry face off for the School Board district representing North Las Vegas, Historic West Las Vegas, and central Las Vegas Valley.

Clark County School District’s Trustee seat for District C is the only one of the four seats up for grabs this election where the incumbent is seeking reelection. 

Trustee Evelyn Garcia Morales was first elected in 2020 and was named Board President in 2023. This year, she’s facing off against Tameka Henry, a longtime education and community advocate, to represent District C.

District C includes North Las Vegas, Historic West Las Vegas, and central Las Vegas Valley, meaning voters who reside within the district vote for who they want to represent them on the school board. Check out the district boundaries map to find your trustee district.

The nonpartisan seats are elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis. The board oversees the district’s 300,000 students and roughly 40,000 employees, hires and manages the district’s superintendent, and approves the district’s budget. 

According to Garcia Morales’ campaign website, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science from the UNLV and a Master’s degree in organizational development and knowledge management from George Mason University in Virginia. In her everyday life, she is the CEO of HumanKind Coaching, her professional consultation agency. 

In a candidate questionnaire, Garcia Morales argues that as the incumbent, she has the knowledge and insight to strengthen the district’s “focus on student outcomes.” She promises that in her second term, she’ll focus on supporting students in the urban core who might already live in low-income households, and “ensure that every student in our district is beyond proficient in math and english language arts, has social-emotional support, and are prepared to graduate from our district college and career ready.” 

Garcia Morales faced backlash over the summer — even being called to resign by the Clark County Education Association (CCEA) teachers’ union for gross negligence — after it was found that former Trustee Katie Williams no longer lived in the state. The union claimed Garcia Morales “ignored community and stakeholder concerns about Williams’ lack of residency.”

According to Henry’s campaign website, she has worked with nonprofits such as Rise Up Nevada, Children’s Advocacy Alliance, and Make it Work Nevada. 

She has also been endorsed by CCEA and the Nevada State Education Association. 

Henry is also the executive director for The Obodo Collective, a nonprofit aiming to eliminate multi-generational poverty in communities — including by serving as eviction court observers and combating food insecurity. 

Her priorities for CCSD include improving teacher retention, increasing access to high quality education, and enhancing family and community engagement. In an interview with 8 News Now, Henry highlighted the importance of collaboration among board members, as well as with community organizations and library districts that offer tutoring and mentorships.

“You have to have leadership who’s willing to work with every single board member,” she said in the interview. “You have to build relationships within the community, as well as with other elected officials … It’s important to be present, to be visible, to build relationships and have collaboration so we can have greater outcomes.”