Lansing Board of Education swears in new trustees and elects 2025 officers; slate approved 7-2

The Lansing Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting Jan. 19 and administered oaths of office to newly elected trustees before electing the board’s officers for 2025.

The board voted to approve a slate of officers — Robin Moore as president, Guillermo Lopez as vice president, Dr. Caitlin Cavanaugh as treasurer and Deanna Nevarez Martinez as secretary — by a roll-call vote that passed 7 to 2.

The oath ceremonies opened the meeting, with multiple trustees individually reciting the standard affirmation to support the U.S. Constitution and the Michigan Constitution and to faithfully discharge the duties of the office. After the oaths, trustees remained to complete the organizational business.

Trustees debated whether to elect each officer separately or vote on the full slate. The board adopted the slate as a single motion and then took a roll-call vote. The motion passed by a 7–2 tally. The meeting transcript records a roll-call procedure and the chair announcing that the motion passed 7 to 2.

The newly elected officers were announced after the vote. The chair confirmed Robin Moore as president, Guillermo Lopez as vice president, Deanna Nevarez Martinez as secretary and Caitlin Cavanaugh as treasurer for 2025.

The meeting then moved on to the board’s other organizational items, including appointments and designations required each year.

The board’s organizational meeting concluded with customary administrative items and a motion to adjourn at approximately 6:28 p.m.

Notes: The transcript includes brief variations in the spelling of some participants’ names in the record; the article uses the names as presented in the meeting packet and roll-call statements.