GET TO KNOW
YOUR BOARD MEMBER:
RANDALL CANEDY
different stages of life. Right now,
with three children all out of the
house, any afternoon doing anything
with all three of them at once with
my wife is about as perfect as it gets
for me. We are a pretty fun bunch. Banks were hiring because there was
so much economic stimulus in this
region. Never fancying myself as a
banker, I have been one for 44 years.
My current job is my fourth bank, but
I have been at Frost for over 26 years.
What schools did you attend?
I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and Who was your role model as a kid?
That one is easy. My father was the What makes you so passionate
about Mansfield ISD?
attended high school at Sandy Springs
High School, which is a suburb
not unlike Mansfield. It had great
schools and a wonderful quality
of life. I then attended college in
North Carolina and graduated with
a degree in Civil War history. old-style traveling salesman who left
home on Monday morning and came
back off the road on Friday evening.
He put more time and love into each
weekend than most do in seven days.
He was also a great lover of history,
like I am, and was always illustrating
to me great leaders in history and how
they lived their lives. Although he has
been gone for over 10 years, I reflect
daily on the wisdom he bestowed
on his children during his life. Upon moving to Mansfield in 1993, I
became involved in the community
and grew to love our area very
much. MISD then became a rapidly
growing school district. Not long
after my family settled here, Mr.
Newsom became the superintendent,
and he and I became good friends.
He asked me to serve on numerous
committees, where I got a great sense
of how school districts functioned
and how adult leadership had such an
important role in providing the highest
quality education for our children.
What is one quote that has
become your life’s motto?
My mother always said, “There but by
the grace of God go I.” It exemplified
her spirit of serving others, which
I have always tried to replicate.
What would be the perfect
afternoon for you?
That question changes
as you go through
Give us a brief bio of your career.
I graduated from college in 1974 during
the Carter Recession when there were
virtually no jobs anywhere. As Texas
was just beginning its boom period, I,
like many thousands of others, packed
my car up and headed to Dallas.
I was a founding board member of
the Education Foundation, where I
served for 16 years. That exposure
really got me invested in the district,
and I quickly became a champion for
how great a district we had. I have
had the privilege of working with the
administrators of the district over the
years and just feel that maintaining a
great district is the responsibility of all
of us—not just the teachers, staff and
administrators, but also the parents,
business community and citizenry.
An educational system is truly the
foundation of a great community,
and I chose to serve not only to
maintain our great system but to do
everything I can to assure continuous
improvement for our students.
Canedy said he loves to spend time with his family.
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