Chat with Brian Meshkin on Patch Wednesday

Patch will be with Howard County Board of Education member Brian Meshkin on Wednesday afternoon.

The blog will start at 2 p.m. and Patch users are invited to join in with questions or comments.

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Meshkin has served on the school board since 2010. He currently lives in Fulton and is the CEO of Proove Biosciences, a Los Angeles-based company that conducts pain medication research.

Recently, Meshkin was in the news over a dispute with the manager of Savage Mill, who filed a complaint in district court in April complaining that Meshkin failed to promptly pay back a business loan. An article in the Howard County Times noted that the two have settled their differences, characterizing the circumstances as a "complete misunderstanding."

During the Wednesday blog, the public will be able to and interest in education.

Major issues the school board currently faces include the hiring of  Renee Foose, the  and .

There are various ways to participate in the conversation at 2 p.m.:

• Comment on the story or blog here: 
• Use the hashtag #BOEMeshkin on Twitter, which will add your questions and comments to the story automatically.
• Post your question in the comments below and a Patch editor will ask it for you.