Alex Matika
I was born and raised in Lehighton, and am a 2010 graduate of Lehighton Area High School. After pursuing higher education and establishing my career, I returned home to East Penn Township along with my wife Jamie to raise our family. Since returning home, I am now a father of one (soon to be two!) and proud member of the Lehighton community, where we plan to stay and raise our family for years to come.
I’m currently an infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship clinical pharmacist at St. Luke’s University Health Network. My responsibilities include educating physicians and advanced practitioners on the appropriate use of antimicrobials in small-group, large-group, and one-on-one settings, as well as teaching pharmacy students and residents during their infectious diseases learning experience. I also serve as an adjunct professor for the Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, where I lecture first year medical students on various principles of pharmacology.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and dogs, volunteering as a junior varsity baseball coach, playing slow-pitch in the Lehighton Softball League, and watching Philadelphia sports.
I have long been passionate about education. The impact that educators make on students lives is enduring, and if elected, I will work to ensure our educators have access to the resources they need to continue making a difference. I want for my children to have the same diverse array of educational and extracurricular opportunities that were offered to me at Lehighton Area School District.
If you agree, my running mates and I humbly ask for your support for LASD School Board in the upcoming election. Together, we can put our children first again, and build a strong school and community.
“I am running for school board because I care about our community and the people who call it home. For too long, the current board has prioritized the execution of their political agenda to the detriment of our students. A school board is not a place for partisan politics, but rather should entail a group of people with diverse backgrounds, ideas, and life experiences working together to facilitate the best possible educational experience for the students of our community.”
The educators who devote their careers to enriching the lives of students deserve a board of directors who will advocate for their needs and support their practice, rather than micromanage and target those who disagree with their values. The entire community deserves a board who will listen to their opinions, value their input, allocate funding responsibly and equitably, and will collaborate for the benefit of all its citizens - especially the students.