𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖: 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐧 – 𝐁𝐎𝐄 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝟑-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐞)
𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝟒𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝟑𝟒 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤. 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩.

What happens when a retired teacher who gave 34 years to East Brunswick classrooms joins the BOE—and then chooses to stay through one of the toughest budget years in town history?

Meet Dr. Anna Braun. Her story isn’t about politics. It’s about music programs saved (for now), binders dropped at her door with no warning, emotional board meetings that brought back personal trauma, and a relentless commitment to asking the questions no one else will.

She’s the only current board member who actually taught in East Brunswick schools—and she knows how decisions made at the top trickle directly down into classrooms.

🗳️ “I’ve voted 382 times since January. I’ve stood alone when it mattered. And if I have to be the ‘crazy aunt’ at the table asking uncomfortable questions... so be it.”

💬 In this interview, Dr. Braun talks about:

• Why cutting fourth-grade band hit so hard—and what she did about it
• The $800K bus purchases that could have preserved jobs
• The redistricting silence
• The unanswered community emails
• And why knowing how schools work from the inside should matter on the board

👉 Watch the full interview now on Eyes on EB: [insert link]
📍 Column One. 3-Year Term. Dr. Anna Braun.

Your vote matters—especially when someone’s willing to do the hard thing.