Byron Lagrone
Byron Luther Lagrone (born October 20, 1986 in Houston, Texas) is the director of engineering at Abel Healthcare Enterprises and a teaching assistant with the TEALS Program (Technology Education and Literacy in Schools).
Lagrone grew up as the child of two educators. In 1989 Lagrone's father accepted a job as a chemistry professor at Birmingham-Southern College. His mother taught at Jefferson State Community College, Pleasant Grove High School, Erwin High School, and John Carroll Catholic High School before taking her present position at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.
Lagrone graduated from Shades Valley High School in 2005. After high school he studied information technology at the University of Phoenix. In 2010 he began working as a technical support analyst at Integrated Solutions in Birmingham. In 2013 he became a Senior iOS Advisor for Apple Inc. He accepted his current position with Abel Healthcare Enterprises in 2020.
Lagrone is a resident and homeowner in the Glen Iris neighborhood, where he is active with his neighborhood association. He is married to Alice Speake, a library associate at the Irondale Public Library. Together they have one child. Their son is currently enrolled in the Birmingham City Schools system, including having attended preschool at Avondale Elementary and K-1st Grade at Glen Iris Elementary. Throughout the summer of 2021 their son attended the Epic Elementary summer learning program.
On July 9, 2021 Byron qualified to run for the Birmingham Board of Education District 3 in the 2021 Birmingham municipal election under the name "Byron 'Anti-Charter School' Lagrone". He is running on a platform that includes opposing privatization of public schools, improving virtual learning options for students during the COVID pandemic, increasing technology-based vocational training programs, and providing adequate resources for students with special education needs.
References
- "Board of Education Contenders and Their Backgrounds." (August 19, 2021) The Birmingham Times
External links
- Byron Lagrone campaign page on Facebook.com