Candidate for
Member; Santa Clara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4

Gary Rummelhoff currently serves on the Board of Trustees for San Jose Unified School District. He was elected to the Board in 1996 and is completing his second term in 2004. He is currently President of the Board, a position he has held twice. Gary represents Trustee Area 5, which includes the area served by Allen, Graystone, Los Alamitos, Randol, Simonds and Williams Elementary Schools, Bret Harte, Castillero and Steinbeck Middle Schools, and Leland High School.

While on the Board, Gary's primary focus has been on the District's fiscal matters, academic accountability, quality management, public engagement and team leadership. He has been a strong advocate for fiscal responsibility, participating in passing two bond issues to refurbish aging schools. He championed the establishment of a quality management system in 1998, for which the District has received state and national recognition. He is proud of re-establishing strong community relations which has led to the end of a court ordered desegregation plan and monitoring.

In addition to local efforts, Gary has been an active leader in state and regional educational efforts. He has been a delegate to the California School Board Association (CSBA) for the past 6 years. As an active participant in CSBA, he has chaired their Urban Council, served on the Legislative Committee and as a Government Relations Chair. For the past 7 years, Gary has been the District's representative to the Santa Clara County School Board Association (SCCSBA), serving as the Association's President in 2003-04. He has been an active participant on regional matters involving alternative education programs and the County Superintendent's Blue Ribbon Task Force.

Gary has been involved in community and public service for many years. He began these activities when he led a team of volunteer employees to prepare income tax returns for low-income and disadvantaged individuals. Since arriving in San Jose he has served on the Board of the Shadow Brook Homeowners Association (two years as President), Board of Almaden Valley Counseling Service and co-founded the Leland Foundation for Educational Excellence (currently President).

Gary is currently Vice President of Operations and CFO at United Way Silicon Valley, a position he has held since March 2002. Gary earned his B.S. in Accounting from University of Missouri, Columbia and his M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Formerly a licensed CPA, he began his professional career in public accounting at KPMG. Before joining United Way Silicon Valley, he has held senior financial positions in private industry including several high tech companies in Silicon Valley, including Analog Devices, Logistix, Advantest and @pos.com.

Gary and his wife, Jean, are 17-year residents of Almaden Valley. Jean is also an active community member with several non-profit organizations, schools and church. She is a past-President of the Junior League of San Jose (1998-99) and was recognized by the California Assembly as Woman of the Year for her efforts. Gary and Jean have two children that currently attend Leland High School and Bret Harte Middle School.