Mark D. Muhammad, of Syracuse, is a former commissioner of education for the Syracuse City School District.
I have known Twiggy Billue, personally and professionally, for more than 25 years. For several of those years, she and I worked side by side at Eastside Neighbors in Partnership (ENIP) as paid community organizers. We also volunteered with the Syracuse Partnership to Reduce Juvenile Gun Violence, among many other organizations.
I served as a commissioner of the Board of Education for the Syracuse City School District for nine years. Twiggy and I served together on the Board of Education during my final two years, 2022 and 2023…