Hillsborough County School Board candidate Dipa Shah has announced that Plant City Mayor Rick Lott has endorsed her election to the Hillsborough County School Board.
“Dipa Shah will be a strong addition to the Hillsborough County School Board,” Lott said, in a press release. “She will be a voice for all of the students of Hillsborough County and will work hard to provide a high quality education. She will be a strong advocate for the kids. Dipa will be a fresh perspective and a professional that will provide the leadership Hillsborough County needs. I am proud to endorse Dipa Shah for Hillsborough County School Board, District 6.”
Shah said that she was glad to accept Mayor Lott’s endorsement in Plant City on Thursday.
“I appreciate Mayor Rick Lott stepping forward on behalf of a better education for the children of Hillsborough County,” Shah said.
Shah is a Brandon business owner and business attorney running for the Hillsborough School Board, District 6, which is a countywide seat. She is married to a physician, and they have two children who attend public schools in Hillsborough County.
She is the current chair of the Williams Middle Magnet School Advisory Council, as well as a member of the Williams Middle Magnet School PTSA and Strawberry Crest High School PTSA. She is a former member of the Macfarlane Park Elementary PTA and Macfarlane Park School Advisory Council.
Shah is a member of the Brandon Bar Association, Hillsborough County Association of Women Lawyers and the South Asian Bar Association. She is a member of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, Fishhawk Chamber of Commerce (Education Committee), Riverview Chamber of Commerce, Indo US Chamber of Commerce, and the Carrollwood Area Business Association. Dipa Shah is a member of the Leadership Brandon Class of 2013 and the Leadership Tampa Bay Class of 2014.
She has been the manager of a competitive soccer team for four years; the West Florida Flames, formerly the Brandon Area Youth Soccer League (BAYSL) and a past member of the board of BAYSL.
Shah is the vice president of the Dovewood Homeowners Association and a volunteer for Project Starfish (CURE).