It's not taking former Wake County school board member Debra Goldman long to make a public splash in her new home in Wilkes County.

The Wilkes Journal-Patriot is reporting today that Goldman was excited Tuesday to be attending her first town meeting. According to the article, Goldman commended Mayor Victor Varela for allowing the public to be so involved in the meeting.

But the article says Goldman also criticized Varela for interrupting residents when they were speaking. It turns out that her boss, Kevin Reece, is organizing a petition to recall Varela and is not happy people can’t remove elected officials.

Goldman resigned from the school board Feb. 1 after Reece hired her to be the first executive director of the non-profit Derie Cheek Reece Foundation.

Former Wake County school board member Debra Goldman wants to be remembered for being thoughtful in all her decisions and for actions such as bringing Tony Tata to the area and helping "students be able to go to schools closer to where they live."

Goldman explained during a press conference today that she resigned Friday to become executive director of the Derie Cheek Reece Foundation , a Wilkes County-based non-profit that raises awareness of strokes and how to prevent them. Goldman was asked what she hoped would be the legacy that she'd leave behind on the board.

"I believe that my legacy will be what I've heard in these letters I've been getting, the phone calls, the emails, the Facebook messages (from supporters since the resignation)," Goldman said. "They all have been they felt I was a board member that really thought about every decision."