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Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
Board Member; Berryessa Union School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Nov 23 2:45pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (62/62)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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David Cohen Click here for more information about this candidate 10,486 votes 29.53%

  • Occupation: Governing Board Member, Berryessa Union School District
  • Education: PhD UC Berkeley, BS Cornell University
  • President, Board of Trustees, 2008-2010
  • Engineering Manager at Novellus Systems
  • San Jose Library Commission, Chair, 2004-2006
  • Norcal Section American Institute of Chemical Engineers Executive Board
  • Benefit Assessment Oversight Committee
Priorities:
  • Provide balanced educational services, retaining art, music, and library programs
  • Retain high quality teachers by compensating them well and providing them with training and support
  • Make sure children have strong counseling programs available to them
Linda Chen 7,020 votes 19.77%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
David J. Neighbors Click here for more information about this candidate 6,354 votes 17.89%
  • Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
  • Education: MS-Taxation, BS-Accounting - San Jose State University
  • Tax - Partner-in-Charge - Johanson & Yau Accountancy Corporation
  • The National Hispanic University Foundation Trustee
  • Vice President, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, San Jose / Silicon Valley Chapter
  • East Side Union High School District Audit Commitee
  • Independence High School Academy of Finance Advisory Board
Priorities:
  • Work to improve public financial oversight and work for equitable distribution of resources amongst all District employees and school sites
  • Go line by line through the budget to find resources to support our students and provide them with the best education
  • Fight to keep class sizes low and support our classroom teachers delivering a quality education to our children
Rudy Nasol 4,288 votes 12.08%
  • Occupation: College Administrator
David S. Hernandez Click here for more information about this candidate 3,774 votes 10.63%
  • Occupation: Non-Profit Manager
  • B.S. Social Science
  • M.S. Organizational Leadership
  • Member, School Site Council, Morrill Middle School
  • Member, Berryessa District Advisory Council
  • Member, Berryessa Citizens Advisory Council
  • Previous PTA President, Majestic Way Elementary
Priorities:
  • Increase the focus of decision making to center around the needs of students by reducing classroom size
  • Increase teacher and student support by building relationships with unions and community partners for funding streams and their educational experience
  • Increase community involvement to establish district accountability and transparency
Dale Warner 3,587 votes 10.10%
  • Occupation: Retired Attorney

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Official Information

Berryessa Union School District

California Department of Education

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