Andrew Moore, a father of three and a real estate agent, is running for a seat on the Middletown District school board to be the voice of parents and students, he said.
Born and raised in a high-crime neighborhood in Brooklyn, Moore managed to walk on the right path—he thanks his parents and mentors for their guidance and support.
Seeing basketball as a potential career, Moore met a coach in middle school who took him under his wing and surrounded him with like-minded young men.
“That gave me a system that was driven for success and pulled me from East New York to central Brooklyn to attend high school,” he said. “It was probably one of the best decisions I made.”…