SELMA — Two of six candidates for the Selma City School System’s chief financial officer will soon face the entire board of education for final interviews.

First, the committee of school board members Frank Chestnut Jr., Udo Ufamado and interim superintendent Don Jefferson will have to choose the two finalists.

“We are in the process of working toward that now,” Jefferson said minutes after completing the final interview Tuesday night.

The position was left vacant when former CFO Maria Glover took a similar position in Jefferson County with Fairfield City Schools.

The final two interviewees were Elouise Brown and Shasta Brown, both of Selma.

Elouise Brown earned a master’s degree in business management from Troy University; a bachelor’s in business from the University of Alabama and attended Wallace Community College Selma.

She has worked in customer service, accounts payable as a bookkeeper and payroll clerk, according to her resume filed with the school system.

Brown said she applied for the job because of her past experience, previous jobs and her ability to work with a number of people.

“The ideal job is a positive work environment,” she told the three-member panel of interviewers.

She said she would expect to see everyone working together in the central office. “If everybody had a positive attitude and worked together, I think it would be a positive workplace,” Brown said.

Brown promised she would ensure the job is done as chief financial officer, doing whatever possible to see the task through.

The second interviewee, Shasta Brown, earned a master’s degree in accounting from Troy University Montgomery and is working on a degree in human resources management at Troy University Montgomery.

She has worked as an accountant and office manager, according to her resume filed with the school system.

“I feel like with my educational background and work history with the Dallas County Department of Human Resources, I would be a valuable asset to your company,” Brown told interviewers.

She said she brings to the table hard work, experience completing budgets and supervision of employees.

Brown said she expects a chief financial officer to keep the school system in good financial standing; research the current financial position and bring a balance to expenditures and revenue.

She is not a micro-manager, but employs a laisse-faire style of management. “I don’t have to tell them what to do all the time,” Brown said, “But they can always come to me and ask questions.”