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Orange County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Karin M. Freeman

Candidate for
Board Member; Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District; 4 Year Full Term

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KARIN FREEMAN FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2010

"Excellence in Education"

KARIN FREEMAN'S LEADERSHIP RECORD

EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

  • Member, PYLUSD Board of Education since 1989
    o Served as President five times
  • Member, North Orange County Regional Occupational Program (ROP) Board of Trustees since 1991
    o Served as President three times
  • Member, former Yorba Linda Elementary School District Board, 1986-1989
  • Member and past president, Orange County School Boards Association Board of Directors since 1993
  • Member, California School Boards Association (CSBA) Delegate Assembly since 2002
  • Member, Orange County Committee on School District Organization since 2007
  • Validator, CSBA Golden Bell Award, four times
  • Local Governmental Relations Chair, 2007-2009, CSBA
  • Active leader in the merger of Placentia Unified with Yorba Linda Elementary School District in the late 1980's

EXPERIENCE AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL
  • Past PTA President, Linda Vista Elementary School, two terms
  • Past chairman of various committees including Science Fair and Carnival at Linda Vista
  • Past Site Council member, Linda Vista Elementary
  • Classroom volunteer: 9 years at Linda Vista Elementary, 5 years at Ruby Drive Elementary, and 4 years and ongoing at El Camino High School

ADDITIONAL CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND ACTIVITIES
  • Member, Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce since 1984, serving terms on the Board of Directors and on the Executive Board
  • Member, Education Committee, Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, St. Jude Hospital Community Benefit Committee since 1999
  • Founding member and current liaison to schools and Chamber of Commerce, Yorba Linda Historical Society
  • Member, Placentia Founders Society
  • Member, Yorba Linda Veterans Memorial Committee, 2006-2009
  • Steering Committee member, North Orange County Leadership Institute 1994-2000
  • Treasurer, former education foundation (YL4Ed) for now defunct YLSD

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL/ PERSONAL
  • B.A., Political Science, UCI
  • Masters in Governance, California School Boards Association (CSBA)
  • Former technical English teacher, IBM Germany
  • Formerly in management, Southern California Edison
  • 1990 Recipient of Honor, Orange County Commission on Status of Women
  • 2005 Recipient, Marian Bergeson Award as Outstanding Board Member in Orange County
  • Married for 41 years with two children and one grandchild

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