By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer
Donald Smack Sr.
(Oct. 22, 2020) Registered voters in District 2 will elect Rodney Bailey or Donald Smack Sr. to fill Barry Brittingham Sr.’s seat on the Worcester County Board of Education on Nov. 3 at the four voting centers in Worcester County.
Smack, 70, decided to file for the District 2 seat because of his love for students.
Smack served the Worcester County Public Schools system for 30 years. He retired from the position of head custodian at Ocean City Elementary School in 2017.
“I developed leadership and discipline and experience to help the district in the future,” Smack said.
Over the years, he said, he has served as a mentor for children at Ocean City Elementary and Buckingham Elementary.
“The one thing I want to see done really is to focus on more education for Black history,” Smack said. “I know they celebrate Black History Month, but I’d like to see more emphasis on Black history for the students of Worcester County.”
Smack also hopes to see continual support from the board and the Worcester County Commissioners for the needs of teachers and students in the classroom.
“[By] communicating with the parents in different areas of this county maybe all these can be accomplished,” he said.
Smack is a member of the of the Maryland Retired School Personnel Association as well as the Worcester County Education Support Personnel Association.
He is also involved in the American Legion Duncan-Showell Post #231, King David’s #284 Consistory and Abu Lahab Temple #206 Shriners of North and South America.
Since 1976, he has been a member of the Lincoln Lodge #53 in Berlin.
Smack is active in St. Paul United Methodist Church, 405 Flower St.
He is the past president of United Methodist men at his church. Currently, Smack serves as the chaplain of men’s ministry in addition to being a men’s choir member and the treasurer of the trustee board at the church.
District 2 candidate Rodney Bailey did not respond for comment from multiple emails, calls and text messages.
No write-in candidates for District 2 filed by the deadline on Monday.