Chrissy Ruggeri for Northport-East Northport BOE

Chrissy Ruggeri for Northport-East Northport BOE This page is meant to communicate my values, experience and ideas during my campaign for the Northport-East Northport Board of Education.

Tomorrow is the day! Please vote and help spread the word. Let’s bring a fresh, informed voice to the NEN board.
05/19/2025

Tomorrow is the day! Please vote and help spread the word. Let’s bring a fresh, informed voice to the NEN board.

A quick snapshot of the fun, inspiring, impactful and fulfilling community initiatives or events I’ve been part of over ...
04/22/2025

A quick snapshot of the fun, inspiring, impactful and fulfilling community initiatives or events I’ve been part of over the last year alone. From coaching my daughter’s basketball team to collecting feminine products for Long Island Cares, saying goodbye to our beloved Inkd Art Studio, holding a thanksgiving food drive through NIOT Northport, interviewing young performers at the Engeman Theater, supporting the Drug and Alcohol Task Force during their color run, participating in Northport Pridefest, holding our second annual sunset gala, donating to Northport Native Garden Initiative (NNGI) through 100 Women of Huntington, and supporting the Norwood PTA during an event at Inkd, featuring my husband Clark. Wow - this is just some of the good times in Northport-East Northport, my (very) happy place.

Joanne Kountourakis and I got involved in the Northport Journal in 2021; it was and remains a labor of love and showcase...
04/09/2025

Joanne Kountourakis and I got involved in the Northport Journal in 2021; it was and remains a labor of love and showcases our commitment to the community we live in.

Our purpose was always to get people more engaged in local happenings, while supporting small businesses, spreading the good news about good people, and lifting each other up during challenging times to create an even better, more beautiful place to call home. I’m proud of the work we’ve done and believe in that original mission to this day.

If elected, I will continue in my role as an owner and writer at the Journal, but I will be stepping away from any coverage related to the district. As always, the Journal (specifically Joanne) will continue to report accurately and objectively on what has occurred during public BOE meetings in a way that’s easy to understand. Joanne and I have always upheld a level of journalistic integrity that includes, at the forefront, being ethical. We will continue to do so.

There are plenty of other meaningful stories for me to write - whether it’s on a new business or initiative, an issue related to our Village or the TOH, a person or event worth showcasing - our community is full of useful content I look forward to sharing.

** Pictured here is myself and Joanne at the Journal’s 2024 Sunset Gala, where 100+ NEN residents gathered to honor people who have dedicated their time and efforts to our community.

This is me on a regenerative farm owned by Ancient Nutrition, the natural health company I began my writing career with ...
04/05/2025

This is me on a regenerative farm owned by Ancient Nutrition, the natural health company I began my writing career with 11 years ago. During this team trip to the Tennessee farm, we planted 1,000 trees that would eventually be used as ingredients in the brand’s supplement products.

In my role as a writer, I covered topics related to mental and physical health, disease prevention, personal growth, lifestyle medicine, environmental health, nutrition and more. I wrote thousands of articles for Ancient Nutrition, all of which are still circulated today and read by millions of people worldwide. Currently one of the top natural health brands in the U.S., I was one of the first ten employees at Ancient Nutrition (today, there are 150). We built the brand with free educational content at the forefront and I learned quickly how to contribute positively to an engaged and informed community of readers.

I taught high school English and writing for nine years at a private school in lower Westchester. During that time, I le...
03/27/2025

I taught high school English and writing for nine years at a private school in lower Westchester. During that time, I learned so much about how young people learn and how education courses will never fully prepare you for the challenges faced in the classroom. I poured my heart and soul into teaching, and I know my students recognized that and respected me because of it. I was also a safe haven for the students who didn’t feel comfortable in the cafeteria during lunch break, or needed a place to hang out until a parent could pick them up after work. They knew my door was always open. The truth is, I learned just as much from them as they learned from me. They made me tougher, that’s for sure, but also more empathetic, more open to new perspectives, and more aware of the difficulties being faced by so many families.

One of the things I’m most proud of from my teaching days was the course and curriculum I created for freshman. I realized that students were coming into high school with different backgrounds and skillsets, so the course focused on transitioning into this academic setting by teaching time management and planning, proper notetaking, and writing across all subjects. I teamed up with other 9th grade teachers to assign research papers on topics related to science, history, language and art, and I worked closely with the freshman guidance counselor to provide the social-emotional support needed for my students. I also set up educational evening programs for parents who wanted to learn about the importance of mental health, nutrition, healthy sleep routines and more. I’m always thinking outside of the box - trying to pinpoint challenges and create solutions, even if they’ve never been done before.

*Here’s my classroom in 2015. There wasn’t much to it, but I did get to choose my own posters ;)

Thank you, friends, for helping me kick off my campaign for BOE outside Ocean Avenue Elementary School last week. My pet...
03/24/2025

Thank you, friends, for helping me kick off my campaign for BOE outside Ocean Avenue Elementary School last week. My petitions are filled! It was so nice talking to parents about their vision for an even better school district. As expected, many of them don’t have time to stay up to date on the BOE and all that occurs at their meetings. Having someone on the board who can represent their interests and effectively communicate the issues that will impact our children is so important!

My (awesome, loud, creative, supportive, fun-loving) family. Clark and I have been married for 11 years. We met as teach...
03/23/2025

My (awesome, loud, creative, supportive, fun-loving) family. Clark and I have been married for 11 years. We met as teachers (he taught art and I taught English). Today, he is the director of One River Art School in Woodbury - a position he accepted in December, which prompted him to close Inkd Art Studio, his beloved creative space in Northport Village.

Our kids go to Norwood Avenue Elementary School. Our daughter is a creative, theater-loving kid who also kicks butt at basketball and can be seen paddle boarding off Hobart Beach on summer days. Our son loves playing sports with his bros. He’s on community leagues for soccer, baseball and flag football. He’s also a huge fan of monkey-bars and Super Mario.

They drive me to make our hometown a better place to live.

I’m excited to announce that I am running for the Northport-East Northport school district’s Board of Education. Over th...
03/22/2025

I’m excited to announce that I am running for the Northport-East Northport school district’s Board of Education. Over the past five years, I have been heavily involved in our district – attending BOE meetings regularly, serving as a school representative on the Health and Safety Committee and PTA Council, and communicating complex district-related issues to residents through my work with the Northport Journal. I feel my work as a community advocate and leader has prepared me well and I’d be honored to serve on our BOE.

I strongly believe we need greater parent representation (including from parents of young children) on the board. As a parent of two elementary school children, I have a keen understanding of the everyday challenges faced by young families and the standards we all have for our children’s education.

You’ll be hearing a lot from me in the coming weeks, up until the budget and BOE vote on May 20. I’m ready to get to work, and promise to be open and honest throughout this campaigning process. Please reach out to me anytime – I’m looking forward to chatting with you about our district’s future.

-Chrissy

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