Age: 32

Residence: Marietta Ward 4
 

Personal:

My wife, Stephanie, and I have been Cobb County residents for 9 years and have been Marietta citizens since our wedding 7 years ago. I am an Atlanta native, grew up in Jonesboro and attended Lovejoy High School. I graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in polymer chemistry and Georgia State with a master’s degree in education. Stephanie and I met while at Georgia Tech and she currently works as a Supply Chain Manager for The Home Depot at the Store Support Center in Smyrna.  We love living in the heart of Marietta.  Some of our favorite Marietta things to do are walking to the Square for the frequent festivals and events, shopping at the Marietta Square Farmer's Market, eating out at Marietta's many great restaurants, and just enjoying a quiet evening at home with friends overlooking Kennesaw Mountain from our back porch.

Experience: I taught high school science for 7 years in the magnet program at Wheeler High School. At Wheeler, I developed the state-approved curriculum for a course in robotics and spent a significant portion of my extra-curricular time coaching Wheeler’s award-winning robotics team, The CircuitRunners. The robotics coaching experience was like having a second full-time job, but the opportunity to connect students with science and engineering in a new and exciting way was worth every minute.   This past year, I have had the exciting opportunity to train teachers for a hands-on, science education company. When describing why I love my current job, I am often heard to say, “I get paid to play with science teachers.”

Political experience:
This is the first time that I have run for public office. I feel that my lack of political experience is positive because I can provide a fresh perspective and do not bring along any political baggage. I do bring practical, solid leadership experience from the classroom and from coaching.

On the decision to run for mayor:
Our nation’s governance model is the greatest in the world and it depends on its citizens to step up to meet the challenges that it offers. Citizenship begins in our community, and I want to meet that challenge here. My wife and I love Marietta because we find it to be an exciting city with good neighbors, many opportunities, convenience, and a great deal of cultural diversity. I am running for mayor because I can honestly represent why people want to live in Marietta and I can bring much needed leadership and direction to our city government. The real value in our political process is the opportunity for ordinary people to get involved and have their voices be heard. There is no freedom without choice and Marietta deserves a choice. I hope the people of Marietta will consider me for mayor.

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Contact me:

Chris Neill

chrisformarietta@gmail.com

770-421-8297

 

PO Box 1073

Marietta, GA 30061-1073

Updated: October 4, 2009