Lindsay Winkler has been appointed to fill an open seat on the Windsor C-1 Board of Education.
Winkler took her spot on the board at its May 28 meeting, filling the vacancy created in February when Melanie Willis resigned her seat.
The other board members voted unanimously during a May 5 special meeting to appoint Winkler to the seat. She was chosen from among five applicants, Superintendent Jason King said.
He said board members appreciated Winkler’s outlook on being a board member.
“It was her willingness to listen to all sides of a situation,” he said. “Her understanding of the importance of a board member to be here for the community, the students, the staff, is impressive and it really stood out.
“So, having that mindset coming in without having an agenda and truly understanding the role as a board member was what really put her above (the others) in my mind and made her stand out to the board.”
Winkler, 44, of Imperial is the finance manager for the Jefferson County Library.
“I wanted to give back to my community by serving on the (Windsor school) board,” she said. “I feel my experience will make me an asset to the board.
“I have prior board experience from the Northwest Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and the High Ridge Rotary. I currently report to a board of trustees – the Jefferson County Library Board of Trustees. I give a financial report to the board every month.”
Winkler said her professional background includes business operations, contracts and human resources, among other subjects.
She said she appreciates the opportunity to serve on the school board.
“I love our community and want to ensure that it continues to be a place where students can live, learn and thrive,” Winkler said.
She and her husband, Adam, have two children – Raegan, 16, and Keegan, 12, both students in Windsor C-1 schools.
Willis, who had served on the board since 2022 and signed up to run for another term in the April 8 election prior to resigning, was guaranteed to win a three-year term since only two candidates had filed to run for two open seats.
Willis, who previously worked as a teacher, said she resigned from the board because she learned of the impending retirement of a Windsor C-1 teacher who taught speech, drama and English and was interested in applying for the position, which she could not do while being a board member, according to school board policy.
She later applied for the position and was hired for it, a district spokesperson said.
The board accepted her resignation Feb. 26.
Winkler will hold the seat until the April 2026 election, when the final two years of the term will be up for election.
She said she does not yet know if she will run to keep the seat in the April 2026 election.
“It’s a wait-and-see situation whether I’ll run to keep the seat,” Winkler said.