April Ghueder

April is a champion for youth empowerment, civic engagement, and educational equity. She is a Memphis native, a two-time graduate of Christian Brothers University, having been awarded with a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Education. She is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She is active in her church and community and takes delight in spending time with her husband, Adam, and her friends and family members. Throughout her undergraduate, graduate, and professional career, she has demonstrated a long- standing commitment to the advancement of education. April has served and advocated for the educational needs of our community’s children for the past 10 years as a teacher, tutor, and volunteer at various schools in Shelby County. She also served on the NAACP Youth Council as a high school student.

Although April’s service and advocacy for our city’s children began during her college tenure, her passion for education and social justice began during her childhood, when she witnessed the difficulty her parents faced when they had to “shop around” for schools that were best able to foster her academic development. This is why April is running for the District 5 seat on the Shelby County School Board; she is running to advocate for overworked teachers, for schools to have access to excellent facilities, and for transparency and accountability on our board. She is running so that one day parents will not have to “shop around” for quality education for their children.