Candidates
(Vote for 3)
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Judy Jordan
3,461 votes
26.38%
- Occupation: President, Las Virgenes Board of Education
- Appointed Advisor to the Joint Committee of the California Legislature to Develop a Master Plan for Education, Preschool through University
- Elected Member of the California School Boards Delegate Assembly since l994
- Active Parent in the Public Schools, 1973 - Present
- Teaching Experience in California, Connecticut, Illinois, & North Carolina
- MA - Education - Stanford University
- BA - History and Political Science - University of Illinois
Priorities:
- Implement new instructional strategies to increase achievement for all students
- Complete the district facilities plan quickly and safely with sensitivity to neighborhood concerns
- Develop business and community partnerships to enhance learning opportunities for all students
Gordon Whitehead, CPA
3,014 votes
22.97%
- Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
- Many years experience in CPA business accounting and consulting
- School district budget preparation and compliance
- School district accounting and auditing
- My children have graduated from both district high schools and both middle schools
- One ninth grader at Agoura High
Priorities:
- My financial, business, budgeting and accounting experience adds to LVUSD board
- Safety in schools for all students and employees
- Improve communications between central office, schools and parents.
Cindy Iser
2,951 votes
22.49%
- Occupation: Attorney
- Product of California public schools, Portola Middle School, Birmingham High School and UC Santa Barbara (1977)
- Obtained Law Degree from UC Hastings College of the Law (1981)
- Former General Counsel of leading Southern California Company, responsible for guiding the legal affairs of over 100 operating companies
- Married for 21 years, with two children, Zach, a junior at Calabasas High School and Andy, an eighth grader at A.E. Wright Middle School
- Frequent volunteer in the District Schools
- Active in the Community: Board Member, Temple Aliyah; serving fifth term on Board of neighborhood Homeowners' Association
Priorities:
- Find new solutions for old problems, including lack of funds, by cooperatively building partnerships with the Cities and Business Community
- Enhance teacher morale
- Foster open communications and cooperative atmosphere of "thinking together" among the District, parents, teachers and Cities
Bicky Rippe
2,622 votes
19.98%
- Occupation: Communication consultant/writer
- Master's degree in Communication
- Former associate professor at Santa Barbara City College, 15 years
- National college competitive debate analyst/judge
- Extensive experience with LVUSD schools in volunteer positions
- Writer of 3 California Distinguished Schools Awards, two National Blue Ribbon Awards, fifteen Cultural grants, two Bravo Awards
- Grant writer for Senior Concerns: Fitzgerald House and Senior Advocates
Priorities:
- Building cohesiveness: "We're on the same team!"
- Writing grants for alternative funding sources for programs such as the visual/performing arts
- Educating the "whole" child and reinforcing responsible citizenry
Bob Charney
1,072 votes
8.17%
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