Tiffany Bryant, an education and mental health professional with experience in government work, is running for the Palm Beach County School Board, where she hopes to raise academic standards and expand parental access.
She filed to run in mid-April and announced her bid this week.
A Miami native and longtime Boynton Beach resident, Bryant said she was motivated to run after struggling firsthand to access classroom information and secure support for her children within the District.
She spent the past academic year working as a substitute teacher in various roles — a choice she said she made to ground her campaign in direct experience.
“Every student should have consistent access to the support they need to succeed, whether that is enrichment or additional academic intervention,” Bryant said.
“Parents deserve clear access to what is happening in their child’s education and a meaningful voice in supporting their success.”
Bryant’s platform centers on increasing literacy across the District, supporting teachers and staff, expanding parental rights and engagement, building corporate and community partnerships, and promoting accountability and transparency.
She holds a doctorate in international relations and a master’s degree in international studies from Florida International University, and another master’s degree in mental health counseling and marriage and family therapy from Barry University.
She is fluent in English and Spanish and boasts a professional history spanning multiple sectors.
Within the Palm Beach County School District, she has worked as a substitute teacher, a contracted mental health practitioner and an instructor for the District’s Adult and Community Education program.
She also served as a researcher and curriculum development assistant at FIU’s Digital Library of the Caribbean and as an adjunct instructor at the university’s Department of Politics and International Relations.
Bryant’s government and political experience includes an internship with the U.S. Department of State at the American Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where she worked in the consular and public diplomacy sections.
She also worked as a congressional district aide for late U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and an immigration specialist and international relations consultant.
Bryant and her husband, William, a Palm Beach County educator, have two children, one of whom is enrolled in a Spanish Dual Language and School of the Arts choice program at a district school in Delray Beach.
The family is also active in the school community: William coaches their daughter’s robotics team, and Bryant serves as the team’s administrator.
She is scheduled to hold a public meetup on Saturday, June 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Lantana Road Branch Library.
Bryant is running to succeed School Board Member Erica Whitfield, who is leaving to run for County Commission.
Others in the race include former Pittsburgh Public School Superintendent Anthony Hamlet, former Boynton Beach Commissioner Christina Romelus and private school administrator Daniel Zapata.
Bryant and Zapata are Republicans. Hamlet and Romelus are Democrats. Because the School Board and its races are technically nonpartisan, voters can choose between all of them on the Aug. 18 Primary ballot.