League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Humboldt County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	Board Member; Fortuna School District Voter Information 2 Year Term.

Results as of Jun 19 3:04pm

Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Kenneth A. "Ken" Steele, M.Nat.S. 1,299 votes 43.90% Occupation: Retired Mathematics Educator Fortuna area resident since 1964. Married to Ruth for 58 years. High school mathematics teacher for 36.3 years. Local school board member for 39.5 years. Multi-sports official for 53 years. Four children graduated from Rohnerville & Fortuna High Schools. Priorities: Encourage all stake-holders in the new district to participate & cooperate. Encourage fellow board members & administrators to work hard to keep expenses within income. To arrive at every board meeting fully prepared & open for informative discussions. Kendra Dwelley Guimaraes 1,187 votes 40.11% Occupation: Community College Instructor MFA in Creative Writing from Florida International University 2001 BA in Spanish and English Literature from University of California Davis 1995 Full-time Tenure Track English Instructor for Lake Tahoe Community College 2004-2006 Part-Time Online English Instructor for Lake Tahoe Community College 2006-present Daughter currently attends the Fortuna Unified School District where Kendra volunteers weekly. Youngest daughter attends a bilingual preschool. Kendra also teaches English as a Second Language classes for parents at Ambrosini Elementary School. Priorities: Collaboration with community and students so that every child receives the highest quality of education possible Advocating for the needs of teachers and classified staff so that they may best serve students Energizing the board with new ideas for curriculum and assessments linked to what has been deemed effective in contemporary educational research Robert Long 461 votes 15.58% Occupation: Homemaker Retired Business Owner Priorities: Increase school funding Lower teacher/aide/tech to student radio Greater parent outreach Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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