Three Bedford residents introduced themselves to the Bedford School Board on Aug. 11 as candidates to fill the board seat left vacant when Mindy Bader resigned.

The board announced the vacancy at the start of the meeting and said it had posted an application and would interview additional applicants on Aug. 20, the night it plans to pick a replacement. The three residents who spoke at the Aug. 11 meeting were Peter (last name not provided), who described a long career in education; Christy Kane, a Bedford real-estate broker and community volunteer; and Stacy Narvison, a former New Jersey councilwoman and health-care worker now raising two children in Bedford.

Board Chair Sue Janano said the district posted the vacancy on the district website and in the Union Leader and that the board discussed selection procedures on July 7. "Next Wednesday, the twentieth, will be the second day, and then the board that evening will make a decision," Janano said.

Peter, who described himself as a former U.S. Navy officer and a career educator, told the board he has taught for more than two decades and has experience running summer programs, mentoring and working with alternative-education and credit-recovery programs. "I'm here because I heard there was a need," he said, adding that he was motivated to "give back" to the district that educated his own children.

Christy Kane said she and her husband recently moved back to New Hampshire and that she opened a real-estate business in Bedford three years ago. She said she has been involved in community events and that she hopes to bring a "fresh set of eyes" to the board as her oldest child begins kindergarten. "I feel that I could hopefully bring a fresh perspective," Kane said.

Stacy Narvison, who said she served as a councilwoman in New Jersey and has volunteered on local projects and food banks, said she and her husband moved to Bedford four years ago for the schools. "We moved to this community because of the school system," she said. Narvison said she would bring experience in budgeting, contracting and community events.

Janano told the three candidates they would be considered along with any applicants who could not attend Aug. 11; the board plans to make a selection at its Aug. 20 meeting. If the chosen candidate cannot attend the Aug. 20 meeting, Janano said the person would be sworn in at the next board meeting.

No formal action was taken Aug. 11; the board did not vote on an appointment and scheduled the final interviews and selection for Aug. 20.