Courtney Willits

About this race

Governs the local public school district. Sets the school budget and local school taxes, hires and oversees the superintendent, and approves curriculum, school calendars and policies.

5 candidates ran for Gaylord Community Schools Board Member (Antrim County) in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Gaylord Community Schools school district voters.

About Courtney Willits

Office manager, Cutting Edge Computers (as of 2022). Moved to Gaylord in 2010 and holds a bachelor's degree in family life education from Spring Arbor University. When she ran for the board in 2022 she was vice chair of the Gaylord Area Chamber of Commerce board, a VFW Auxiliary member and on the Alpenfest Committee.

What they say they'll focus on:

• Make sure every student is ready for the next level each year
• Attract and retain strong teachers
• A safe environment free from bullying

In their own words: Petoskey News-Review / Gaylord Herald Times (2022) questionnaire

Summarized in our words from source 1, source 2, checked October 2026. Not an endorsement.

Where they stand

This is a nonpartisan race, so we don't estimate where candidates fall from their campaign materials or look up their personal voter registration. We'd place Courtney Willits only with a published academic score (from a voting record or campaign donors), and we haven't found one we can reliably source.

To see where they stand, read their own words: Petoskey News-Review / Gaylord Herald Times (2022) questionnaire. What they say they'll focus on is listed above.

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• Katie Drzewiecki
• Jordan Kettlewell
• Ellen Templeton
• Kari Visser-Robel

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What does the Gaylord Community Schools Board Member seat do?

Governs the local public school district. Sets the school budget and local school taxes, hires and oversees the superintendent, and approves curriculum, school calendars and policies.

Who is Courtney Willits running against?

Katie Drzewiecki, Jordan Kettlewell, Ellen Templeton and Kari Visser-Robel, for Gaylord Community Schools Board Member (Antrim County).

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