Candidate for
Governing Board Member; Las Virgenes Unified School District

Endorsements*

Diligent...

"Bicky Rippe devotes countless hours to our district, its staff, and students. Her talent for seeing projects to fruition as well as her ability to foster consensus among differing factions make her our enthusiastic choice for LVUSD schoolboard."
Rachel and Matt McKagan
Matt is the Band Director, LCMS; winner of the Bravo Award
and the Amgen Award for Teacher Excellence. Rachel is a LVUSD special ed. teacher on leave

Ethical...

"I wholeheartedly endorse Bicky Rippe. Having served on the schoolboard myself, I know what is required, and Bicky is an industrious woman of integrity who would be excellent! Everything she does, she does well."
Betty De Santis
Westlake Village City Councilmember
Former LVUSD School Board member

A Leader...

"Bicky Rippe is a remarkable woman who possesses all the qualities we look for in a board member, whether our role is parent, teacher, administrator, or community member."
Ronald Kaiser, principal
Lindero Canyon Middle School

Problem Solver...

"Having worked with Bicky Rippe for years on the AYSO board, I know that she is an efficient problem solver with a professional, positive attitude whose focus is what's best for our kids. I am especially impressed that she has remained on the board serving 2700+ kids even though her own son has not played soccer for three years."
Tim Weaver, Past Commissioner
AYSO, Region 4

Perceptive...

"Bicky Rippe is a critical thinker, considers all aspects of an issue, is perceptive and probing, and is not afraid to challenge."
Maryann Kristan, LVUSD teacher

Great Listener...

"It only took a brief conversation with Bicky Rippe to realize that she has the qualities I look for in a leader. She listens with an open mind and asks meaningful questions to understand multiple perspectives."
Mary Sue Maurer, parent, Chaparral Elementary
Board Member, Greater Mulwood Homeowners Association

Former LVUSD Schoolboard members: Betty De Santis, Dick Koppel, Alice Stelle, Dennis Gehri, Iraj Broomand

Community leaders: Ed Corridori, Louise Rishoff, Dan Kuperberg, Jeff Reinhardt, Mark Rutherford, Betty De Santis, Kris Carraway-Bowman, Iraj Broomand, Diane Walker, Pat Grant, Jeff Blum, Fran Brough, Steve Wiley, Michael Newfield, Amy Brink, Ronald Kaiser, Terilyn Finders

Teachers: Matt McKagan, Chris Stout, Laurie Milgrim, Greg Fried, Susanne Heidt, Jill Johnson, Karl Beutel, Beth West, John Mosley, Mary Jane Weaver, Jim Wyman, Nancy Goodman, Leslie Bruce, Sharon Gorelick, Sal Pratts, Gayla Lafferty, Ron Fornelli...and Marilyn Fine, LVUSD Teacher of the Year, 2001

Parents: Mary Sue Maurer, Sandy Thomas, Shelley Saxer, Charles Arbaut, Cris Carmi, Carol Foley, Denise and Weldon Horton, Jan and Steve Lewis, Cathy and Gary Faulkes, Jan Roth, Rachel McKagan, Terry Ajir, Bunny Beckman, Karen and Andrew Surmani, Cindy and Jay Yeh, Sonia and Mark Suzumoto, Lynn Selter, Jonathan Greenspan, Marilyn Roth, Jody and Ed Natan, Kim Mejia, Andrea Hamilton, Denise Louie, Lesli Stein, Tami Weiner, Matt Finders, Nancy and Bob Sears, Warren and Diane Burgess, Judy Wolfe, Robin and Bruce Gruver, Pam and Carl Jonokuchi, Darrow Milgrim, Jackie and Richard Raskind, Marla and Bob Green, Roger West, Marc Glickman, Tracey Arnold, Chris Barker, Judy Burris, Shirley Brown, Lucy Martin, Keith Zajic

• partial list to be updated soon