Longtime teacher Jeanne Kitayama was unanimously appointed to fill an open seat on the Haines school board Jan. 10.

“Joining the school board for me is not having any agenda. It’s that we’ve benefitted a lot from this community…I can give back,” Kitayama said.

Kitayama, who has lived in Haines since the 1980s, is a retired Haines School teacher. In an interview with the board, she said she has held various education positions in the…