Hi! I’m Alexis Kaloyanides.

And I’m running for District 30 Community Education Council.

I’m a mother of two, a small business owner, a non-profit board member, and a community activist & organizer. I have lived in Jackson Heights since 2016 and previously spent a decade in Astoria. Over the years, I have volunteered with a number of progressive electoral campaigns, I have run voter registration drives throughout the community, and I served as a budget delegate during the first two years of Participatory Budgeting. During the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I led baby formula and diaper drives to provide mutual aid to our most vulnerable neighbors. I have volunteered with Queens STEM Career Women, Inc., a 501(c)(3) community based non-profit dedicated to empowering and encouraging young women and girls to pursue education and careers in STEM fields, since 2017 and currently serve as a Board Member of the organization. I firmly believe in the power of hyper-local organizing and being the change.

My mother was a public school teacher in the community where I grew up, so I saw firsthand the work that dedicated educators put into their classrooms and students. I also know what happens when families don’t feel supported in their children’s education. With threats to federal educational funding, and many students & families living in fear, now more than ever we need a strong Community Education Council that will fight for the needs of our diverse student population. My goal in being elected to the District 30 CEC is to ensure that all parents and caregivers feel empowered and have an advocate working for their families. I will work to ensure that our community schools reflect their student bodies’ needs. We need to ensure inclusive, safe, and equitable education opportunities are provided for students with disabilities, immigrants and English-language learners, LGBTQIA+ students, BIPOC students, unhoused students, and any other marginalized student community.

I want to get to know you and hear about your experiences in your children’s schools: what works, what doesn’t; where do your schools excel, where could they do better. As a working parent, I know how difficult it can be to carve out time to address these issues individually, which is why the collective power of a strong CEC will go to work for you.