- Occupation: Retired Scientist/Mom/INCUMBENT
- 11 yrs community service. CUSD Board Member; Board President; Co-Chair $35M Bond Measure; Operation Band-Aid etc (see Bio)
- PhD Pharmacology, Stanford / B.S. Cornell Univ.
- Scientist, Project Manager, Department Head - Biotech R&D
- Scientific Illustrator for Graduate Level Textbook, Seminars, Slide Shows
- Mom- 2 Cabrillo students; HMBHS 9th grade & grad now a UCSD freshman ME major
- gardener, avid book reader, multi-lingual (fluent Dutch & French),
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Excellence in educational content, programs, and opportunities for ALL children
- Maximize and leverage resources & revenues- to support teachers, staff, programs, services (busing)
- Narrow the achievement gap and meet NCLB goals
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- SMC Supervisor- Rich Gordon; SMC Board of Education- S. Alvaro, R. Ceccata
- SM County School Board Assoc. Past Presidents- Dave Pine, Peter Hanley
- HMB City Council; Marina Fraser, Naomi Patridge, Bonnie McClung,John Muller
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- CUTA and CSEA Forum 09/30/02
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A forum for the candidates for CUSD was held at Farallone View School by the CUTA and CSEA (Cabrillo Unified Teachers Association and California State Employees Association).
Candidates were asked to present a 2 min opening statement and answer 6 questions (with a 2min time limit).
- Put Community First Forum (09/30/06)
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A set of questions
1) What, in your background/ experience has prepared you for the CUSD Board ?
2) Why do I think I should be selected over other Candidates?
3) What is my vision for public education in this community in 5 years? In 10 years?
4) How would you achieve this vision to make it a reality?
- Put Community First Forum (continuation)
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Forum question #5. What are the two most important issues in this campaign that are most important to you and why?
Answer
#1. Resources & Revenues. Maximizing & Leveraging assets, ideas, and talent-
#2 - Student Achievement, Achievement Gap, Diversity and No Child Left Behind
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