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He scheduled monthly visits to the schools, hoping to “gain exposure to our programs,” he said.
Eventually Mills cut down on the frequency of board’s trips to the schools.
“The problem with board members walking about and milling about the school is we create a disruption,”he said.
Mills grew up in Fauquier County, where he attended public schools. His mom taught at a handful of the county schools and later worked as an administrator in the school system.
He went to college at George Mason, where he received a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering and then a master’s degree in software system engineering. He now does computer work for Booz Allen Hamilton, a technology consulting firm.
Mills moved to Rappahannock County in 1989 with his wife Charlotte Mills and children Courtney, Eva and Sarah. The couple’s youngest, John came later. Mills has two grandchildren, Abigail and Tucker Atkins, who live in Amissville with their parents.
Though he admitted he is rarely at the schools, Mills said there is no lack of young faces in his life.
“I spend a lot of time with young people,”he said.
Mills teaches Sunday school at Amissville Baptist Church, where he is a deacon. He also coaches baseball, last season for the Rappahannock 13-year-olds boys team.
If he comes up short in the election, he will be happy to finally take banjo lessons, he said. And he will cede the position to Hitt with no ill-feelings.
“If she does win, she’ll be my representative and Fm fine with that, if that’s what the people want,” he said.
E-mail the reporter at mpelkey@times papers.com.
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