{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Michael Ebbs","chatgptsummary":"Mike Ebbs is the incumbent, elected to Collierville School Board Position 2 in November 2024. He is a Republican and Collierville resident. As a sitting board member he has roughly 18 months of in-role experience with operating budget review, district policy decisions, and superintendent oversight. Bio does not indicate his pre-board professional background or civic involvement outside the school board.","notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMichael \"Mike\" Ebbs is a Republican candidate for the Collierville Schools Board of Education, Position 2, in the August 6, 2026 municipal Republican primary [1][2]. He is a Collierville resident and the parent of a Collierville high-school student [2]. The seat is open because incumbent Wanda Chism is not seeking re-election; Ebbs is competing for the Republican nomination against Rachel Davis, while Jason Morrison is the lone Democratic candidate [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates Certified for August 6, 2026 Primary and General Election - Shelby County Election Commission](https://electionsshelbytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Candidates-Certified-for-August-6-2026-Primary-and-General-Election-33026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Republicans Rachel Davis and Mike Ebbs for Collierville school board - Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroelections/article/64293/collierville-school-board-republican-primary-rachel-davis-mike-ebbs) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Republican Mike Ebbs to run for Collierville Schools Board Position 2 - Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/61026) (paywalled)\n- [Republicans Rachel Davis and Mike Ebbs for Collierville school board - Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroelections/article/64293/collierville-school-board-republican-primary-rachel-davis-mike-ebbs) (paywalled - only the opening was accessible)","firstname":"Michael","lastname":"Ebbs","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"NhPQjLqF0j"},"token":"michael_ebbs"},{"candidatename":"Jason Morrison","chatgptsummary":"Jason Morrison is Vice President of Clinical Research Informatics at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a role held since December 2021. Two decades of senior IT and research-systems leadership precede this \u2014 St. Jude (2019\u2013present), University of Washington Medical Center (2017\u20132019), and Nationwide Children's Hospital (2004\u20132017) \u2014 including department-level staff and budget management. He holds a JD, a DBA, an MHA, and an MBA. Bio does not indicate prior elected experience or direct K-12 board service.","notes":"","party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJason Morrison is a candidate for Collierville Schools Board of Education Position 2 on the August 6, 2026 ballot, running as a Democrat [1][4]. His campaign website is morrison4schoolboard.com, and he has children in the Collierville Schools district [4].\n\n## Career\n\nMorrison is Vice President of Clinical Research Informatics at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, a role he has held since December 2021 [2]. He joined St. Jude in March 2019 as Director of Clinical Research Informatics and was promoted to the VP role after about two and a half years [2]. His discipline is research informatics \u2014 the data systems, software platforms, and IT infrastructure that support St. Jude's clinical research operations \u2014 rather than laboratory or clinical investigation. The role oversees clinical-trial data management, research-informatics applications, and the supporting technology used by St. Jude's physician-researchers across the institution.\n\nBefore St. Jude, Morrison was Director of Research Information Technology and CTMS (Clinical Trial Management System) Program Director at the University of Washington Medical Center (August 2017 \u2013 March 2019) [2][3]. Earlier in his career he spent thirteen years and eight months at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio \u2014 first as Senior Manager of Enterprise Systems (2004\u20132013), then as Director of Research Information Technology (2013\u20132017) [2]. His earliest professional roles were in commercial software and systems work: Systems Analyst at Cars.com (2002\u20132004), Web Developer at Dawson Resources (2000\u20132002), and Field Programmer at Discover (1996\u20132000) [2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nMorrison holds a Juris Doctor from Purdue University (2016\u20132019), a Doctor of Business Administration from Columbia Southern University (2012\u20132016) with a dissertation titled *Successful Grant Proposals: The Role of Principal-Investigator Behavior*, a Master of Health Administration from Purdue Global, an MBA from Baker College (2006\u20132008), and a BA in Technical Management from Baker College (2004\u20132006) [2]. He studied Computer and Information Sciences at The Ohio State University from 1997 to 2001 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [St. Jude researcher seeking Collierville Schools board seat - Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/61483/jason-morrison-collierville-schools-board-seat-election)\n[2] [Jason Morrison - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmorrison114) (LinkedIn requires login; professional history above reflects the public profile as of May 2026.)\n[3] [Morrison, Jason - Institute of Translational Health Sciences (UW)](https://www.iths.org/cc/instructors/morrison-jason)\n[4] [Morrison for School Board](https://www.morrison4schoolboard.com)","firstname":"Jason","lastname":"Morrison","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"eyGTJzAB4n"},"token":"jason_morrison"},{"candidatename":"Rachel Davis","chatgptsummary":"Rachel Davis is Director of Community Relations at Life Choices of Memphis, a nonprofit the Daily Memphian describes as encouraging women to choose adoption over abortion. She has held the role for five years with approximately ten years of prior volunteer involvement \u2014 fifteen years total in community-facing nonprofit work. She moved to Collierville so her daughter could remain in the district. Her LinkedIn profile lists only the Life Choices role and shows no education entries. Bio does not indicate prior elected experience or board service.","notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRachel Davis is a candidate for Collierville Schools Board of Education Position 2 in the August 6, 2026 election, running as a Republican [1][2]. She is one of the Republican primary candidates on May 5, 2026 for the seat being vacated by incumbent Wanda Chism, alongside fellow Republican candidate Mike Ebbs [2]. Her public campaign communications are conducted via Facebook [3].\n\n## Background and education\nDavis moved to Collierville so that her daughter could remain in the Collierville Schools district [1][5]. Beyond what is summarized above, additional biographical detail \u2014 formal education, earlier professional career, civic involvement outside Life Choices of Memphis \u2014 is not available in the public sources reviewed for this entry, including her own LinkedIn profile.\n\n## Career\nDavis is Director of Community Relations at Life Choices of Memphis, which the Daily Memphian describes as \"a nonprofit encouraging women to choose adoption over abortion for their infants\" [1]. She has held that position for five years and volunteered with the organization for approximately a decade before joining the staff \u2014 fifteen years of involvement with the organization in total [1]. In her public statements about the campaign she has said the experience has helped equip her for public service and that she believes she has the leadership qualities to benefit the school board [1].\n\nHer LinkedIn profile lists the Life Choices role as her sole employment and contains no education entries [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Rachel Davis seeks Collierville Schools board seat - Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/58733/rachel-davis-collierville-schools-board-election) (paywalled subscriber article)\n[2] [Contender joins race in Republican primary for Collierville Schools board seat - Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/61026/mike-ebbs-rachel-davis-republican-primary-collierville-schools-board)\n[3] [Rachel Davis for Collierville Schools Board - campaign Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578556166077)\n[4] [Rachel Davis - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-davis-18b1882aa/) (LinkedIn requires login; the profile as of May 2026 lists only the Life Choices role and shows no education entries)\n[5] [Daily Memphian on Facebook: Davis moved to Collierville so her daughter could stay in the district](https://www.facebook.com/DailyMemphian/posts/1477164257750696/)\n","firstname":"Rachel","lastname":"Davis","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"KBVFDB1puG"},"token":"rachel_davis"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"collierville","districtgroup":"municipality","districtgroupname":"Municipality","districtname":"Collierville","job_type":"school_board","o.office":"collierville_school_board_position_2","office":"collierville_school_board_position_2","officedescription":"Members of the Collierville Schools school board govern the Collierville Schools municipal school district, separate from Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Five members are elected to staggered four-year terms. The board hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts district policies, approves the budget, sets district goals, and oversees compliance with federal and state education law. Members are required to complete seven hours of training annually through the Tennessee School Boards Association School Board Academy.\n\n**Compensation:** stipend set locally; state law requires a minimum of $4/day ([T.C.A. \u00a7 49-2-202](https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-49/chapter-2/part-2/section-49-2-202/)).","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on a small suburban district within Shelby County \u2014 Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland, or Millington \u2014 typically several thousand students across a single elementary/middle/high feeder pattern.\n- Budget literacy for both operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the suburban municipality (which provides matching local funds in some configurations).\n- Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent.\n- Constituent relations with parents, teachers, and community members across an actively engaged small district.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required seven hours of annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association School Board Academy.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Collierville School Board Position 2","partisan":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"Collierville School Board Position 2"}