- Occupation: Parent-Businessman
- Real estate broker, counselor
- Parent of 4 kids, 1 at UCSD, 2 at JC, 1 at SRHS (One severely learning disabled, one rebellious)
- Present Piner-Olivet Charter School president executive committee, former Piner-Olivet Union School Trustee
- Piner Olivet & Schaefer school site councils member 10 years total
- Piner Olivet raised SAT test reading scores 15 points over the last 6 years
- BS & MS in Civil Engineering, MS in Clinical Psychology
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Adopt positive focus rather than negative. Demonstrate improved achievement every year, not retain & fail more students.
- Address continuing failure to implement proven teaching techniques for reading (phonics) & special education.
- Increase responsibility, i.e. responsiveness to student needs and parent input rather than ignore & invalidate them.
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- Candidate Statement
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Many district students needs aren't being met. I have the interest, experience, & courage to sove the problems.
- Improvement Plans
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Addressing administrative burnout, remediating learning disabilities, endless procrastination, optimum school size.
- District Challenges
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Need for experienced leadership to address all students' needs, boundaries, transfers, student choices, and district size.
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