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Mike Pigg
6651 votes
20.83%
- Occupation: Parent/Realtor/Athlete
- Professional Triathlete for 17 years, Triathlete of the Year twice, 4 Time National Champion, 2nd in the Hawaii Ironman 1988
- Realtor with Coldwell Banker Cutten Realty 3 years, top 20 selling agent
- Board Member of the Humboldt Kids Triathlon, Vice President
- Married for 15 years,Father of two currently enrolled at Jacoby Creek School
- Attended and Graduated the College of the Redwoods with an A.A. Degree
- Very involved in promoting fitness in health, I have spoke to most of the schools in Humboldt County about Health and Fitness
Priorities:
- To keep a balanced budget, make decisions that provide the best enviroment and education for our children
- One of my main goals is to be a good listener.
- No Political ties or agendas except to make good high schools even better.
Sarie Toste
5943 votes
18.61%
- Occupation: Retired educator/Learn to Earn Administrator
- Incumbent
- St. Joseph Hospital Board
- HSU board
- Outstanding administrator award
- Life-long resident
- Rotary club of Arcata
Priorities:
- Advocate for children and schools
- See that the schools are well managed and not to manage the schools
- Keep the focus on the best interests of students
Shane Brinton
4913 votes
15.38%
- Occupation: Student, Writer/Co-Editor
- Born & Raised in Humboldt County
- Student Body President (Sunny Brae Middle School)
- Former Arcata High Student
- Battleground State Campaign Team (election 2004)
- US delegate to the World Festival of Youth & Students (Summmer 2005)
- History Major (currently attending College of the Redwoods)
Priorities:
- Create school board accessibility for and accountability to parents, teachers, & students.
- Limit military recruiters' access to local campuses as fully as possible within existing law.
- Ensure students' access to comprehensive sexual education and life skills.
Dan Johnson
4477 votes
14.02%
- Occupation: Businessman
- Humboldt County native and married father of three
- Business founder and owner
- Community volunteer, sponsor, donor
- Past President and current member of the Sunrise Rotary Club of Arcata
- Member of the HSU Advancement Foundation Board
- Member of the Umpqua Divisional Board
Priorities:
- Keep the best interest of the students as the number one priority, while maintaining financial sustainability in the district
- Enrich academic and extracurricular programs
- Critically evaluate issues and concerns in order to create action and improvement
Don Avant
3547 votes
11.11%
- Occupation: Retired
- Vice-President, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
- Hospital Administrator, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
- BA in Political Science, Occidental College
- Master of Science.Public Health, UCLA
Priorities:
- Creating a strategic plan to cope with the effects of a predicted declining enrollment
- Preparing students for a rapidly changing world by linking the development of critical thinking, personal ethics, and civic responsibility
- Maximizing transparency, trust, dialogue, and collaboration between board, teachers, parents, and students
Rebecca Bair "Becky" Kurwitz
3020 votes
9.46%
- Occupation: Money Manager
- Past AFSME Board Member
- Past President, Mad River Youth Football
- Graduate, Arcata High School class of 1958
- Mother of 6, Grandmother of 13
- Retired County of Humboldt Hearing Representative
Priorities:
- Comprehensive sex education
- Exploration of the legal limitations that can be placed on military recruiters access to students, improving communication to parents about opting out
- Improving nutritional choices on both campuses
Stephen J Cole
2164 votes
6.78%
- Occupation: Engineer
- I am a longtime resident of Arcata who wishes to make a positive contribution to our high school students. Please log onto my web site to learn more
- about me and why I am running for the high school board.
Priorities:
- preparing our high schools for declining enrollment
- opening up the world to high school students
- providing a variety of educational experiences to high school students
Tim Lorenzo
1134 votes
3.55%
- Occupation: Business Owner
- Past Pacific Union School Board Member
- Served on Arcata Economic Development Corp. as Board Member and past President, also served on AEDC Loan Committee
- Married 21 years, 2 teenage daughters
- Previous Soccer Coach 11 years
- Longtime Arcata Resident, AHS Alumni
- 6 Years Previous Safe &Sober Volunteer
Priorities:
- To assure the preparation of all students for the basic knowledge of lifeskills, regardless of future education.
- To promote a safe, healthy, unpressured environment for all students.
- To make fair board decisions, involving the teachers and communities input with the bottom line being not to forget about the students.
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