GREEN BAY, WI—(WGBW)— Sixteen Green Bay Area Public School (GBAPS) District residents applied to fill the vacant position when Kou Lee resigned amid questions regarding his address. The applicants include a former board member recently voted out of his seat, several former candidates for the school board, and even a Green Bay Common Council member.

Former trustee Rick Crosson lost the election in April and did not return to the board. He is one of the 16 applicants. Katie Gentry missed a seat on the board by just a few hundred votes, and Elliot Christenson also ran for the school board in the spring. Both appear on the list as applicants. One other applicant of note is Green Bay Common Council member Alyssa Proffitt.

GBAPS Board Applicants

The following individuals applied for the opening. They are listed in the order the District received their application.

Rick Crosson
Aaron Lee
Darren Adkins
John Lor
Brant Pearson
Rico Visnaw
Katie Gentry
Christina Joski
Matthew Seegert
Damien Doran
Alyssa Proffitt
Megan Martens
Samantha Meister
Miranda Schornack
Elliot Christenson
Kaylin Sinquefield

All applicants, except one, provided their addresses to the District, and all live within Green Bay. Darren Adkins was the lone applicant who did not supply an address.

The GBAPS District will hold interviews on Monday, June 16, 2025. The selected individual will fill the vacant term until April 2026, when an election will be held.

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