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Quality Schools = Healthy Economy

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Strategic use of Taxpayer $ $

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Our community reflects our values

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Individual freedom to act

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Infrastructure isn't Optional

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Making evidence-based decisions

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Lead by example

· Quality Schools = Healthy Economy · Strategic use of Taxpayer $ $ · Our community reflects our values · Individual freedom to act · Infrastructure isn't Optional · Making evidence-based decisions · Lead by example

Meet Christina Puza-Smith

A woman with long dark hair and red lipstick standing in a barn with hay bales, crossing her arms and smiling. Wilson County Mayor Candidate, Democrat, Democratic, Running, military, veteran, Lebanon, Mt. Juliet, Mount Juliet, mt juliet, watertown

Served in the United States Marine Corps,

as a Aircraft / Turbine Engine Mechanic & Firearms Instructor.

Led business organizational improvement for 20 years,

2020 taught me, our futures are best served by helping young people be Critical Thinkers & not Followers;

Taught Biology & Ecology at Wilson Central High while earning my Masters in Education @ Cumberland Uni (Class of 2024).

Other Professional Qualifications:

  • State of Tennessee, High School Science Teacher of the Year, 2021.

  • High School Teacher: Biology, Ecology, CTE STEM Engineering & Senior Seminar.

  • High School Girls Lacrosse & Soccer Coach.

  • Operations Excellence Project Manager, seven-figure budget.

  • M.Ed in Education & Bachelors in Management.

  • Project Management Professional (PMP), Masters-level Certification.

  • Lean / Six Sigma Certification (LSS Practitioner), Masters-level Certification.

  • Operations Manager in Aerospace, Manufacturing, Service & Product Sales, Marketing, Customer Service PLUS Workforce & Talent Skill Development.

Together, we can secure a future our children all can be proud of !!

More about Christina Puza-Smith

Our American Saddlebred, Karloff, He’s 25 years old. Such a lovebug!

Just like many of you, at 19-year-olds, getting my life in order was the priority.

After a failed attempt at college, I recognized more classroom-based education, was NOT my immediate future!

I decided to join the epic adventure of becoming a United States Marine.

Military emblem featuring an eagle perched on a globe with an anchor and a stopwatch, surrounded by a gold rope border on a black background.

That education, engrained 2 core Codes of Conduct

First… to Live by the Golden Rule

Matthew 7:12

Secondly… to act on my Oath of Office

I, Christina, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office (or position) on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
— United States Department of Defense