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Age 50
Married 17 years to wife Caren, two children, Andrew in 9th grade at Santa Clara High, Katie in 7th grade at Buchser Middle School
Business Experience
- Retired at 42
- Past President, and co-owner, Gerin Welding Sales, Inc., Santa Clara CA
- Past President and co-owner All Specialty Gas and Cryogenics., Santa Clara CA
- Past President, Generic Resources, Inc.
- Past Vice President and co-owner, Tailored Gems, Inc Jewelry store, Capitola, CA
- Distribution Manager Western US, Praxair, Inc.
Current Occupation- Incumbent Trustee Area 3 Santa Clara Unified School District - 2 years in office
Community Volunteer.
Community service, previous elective office
- Santa Clara Unified School Board Trustee Area 3
- Member of the Santa Clara City and Santa Clara Unified Schools Liaison Committee
- President Santa Clara Sister Cities Association
- Pioneer District Chairperson, Santa Clara County Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Board member - Santa Clara Historical Preservation Society
- Board member and co-founder - Next Vista for Learning
- Board member - Santa Clara Arts and Historical Consortium
- Rotary Santa Clara member
- Member of the California School Boards Association
- Member of the Strategic Planning Task Force - Santa Clara Unified School District
- Troop Committee Chair - BSA Troop 394
- Past PTA President - Westwood Elementary
- Past Site Council Chair Westwood Elementary
- Past member Santa Clara Unified School District Gate Advisory Committee
- Past member of the Santa Clara Unified School District, Facilities Needs Task Force
- Past Historic Landmarks Commissioner, City of Santa Clara
- Past member of the Mayor's Task Force for Neighborhood Conservation
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