Garfield Re-2 School Board President Meriya Stickler announced plans to soon step down from her position.

Stickler told school board members on Wednesday that she’s accepting a corporate compliance position and will eventually set an exact date of her resignation from the Re-2 board.

“It is bittersweet for me,” she said. “I love our district. It’s been the hardest volunteer job but the most rewarding, no doubt.”

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Once Stickler officially resigns, the board will have 60 days to appoint a local resident who lives within District D. Much of District D stretches north and south between an eastern portion of Silt to a western portion of New Castle.

All remaining school board members — Jason Shoup, Tony May, Britton Fletchall and Christina Maness — will thoroughly discuss and vote to decide who is appointed to Stickler’s upcoming vacancy.

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Stickler was elected to represent District D in 2019, with the term ending in 2023. In addition to her position with Garfield Re-2, she is also a sitting member of the Colorado Association of School Boards — a position from which she’s also resigning.

Stickler’s resignation marks the second time a Garfield Re-2 School Board member has resigned within about a year. Former board member Katie Mackley stepped down from the board during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when a universal mask mandate was in effect for all staff and students in fall 2021.

“It’s the hardest position you will ever do,” Stickler said. “It will also provide a wonderful opportunity to pass the torch to a citizen in District D.”