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Sharon A. Holland
8,580 votes
16.2%
- Occupation: Retired Teacher
- Bachelor's Degree in Education
- Master's Degree in Education
- Advanced credentials in Early Childhood Education
- Life Credentials in Kindergarten/Primary and General Elementary Education
Priorities:
- Fiscal responsibility should be paramount. Set clear standards and priorities administering district's budget that will not require tax increases.
- Restore community trust and confidence in education system. Encourage parent/community participation with town hall and round-table discussions.
- Strengthen and make more apparent the accountability between the schools' administration and Board of Trustees, and between the Board and taxpayers.
Tracy Pellman
7,803 votes
14.7%
- Occupation: School Board Member, Ocean View Elementary School District
- Pediatric Registered Nurse (BSN)
- PTA, President
- National Charity League, President
- American Lung Association OC Clean Air Leader 2001 Award Recipient
- HB Art Center Foundation, Board member
- Books on Wheels, Program Founder
Priorities:
- Continue with modernization/Capital Improvement projects for schools WITH OUT RAISING LOCAL TAXES!!!
- Maintaining Balanced Budget (Standard & Poor's financial A+ rating)
- Continue ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FOCUS as reflected in 14/15 OVSD schools receiving Distinguished School Recognition and 1 National Blue Ribbon MS winner
Carolee Focht
7,633 votes
14.4%
- Occupation: Middle School Teacher
- Master's Degree in Education, Technology and Learning from USIU
- Bachelor's Degree and teaching credential from CSUSM
- School district trainer for technology and Pepperdine Master Teacher
- International Baccalaureate Program for Middle School Teacher
- Presently teaching 6th and 7th grade at a HB City Middle School
- Retired real estate broker after 20 years
Priorities:
- Support and retain the best educators by providing them with modern classroom tools, computer technology/training, fair wages and benefits
- Realign financial priorities of the $65 million budget to begin school repairs and modernization
- Set district guidelines calling for priority actions to obtain grants and funding to facilitate technology purchases, repairs and modernization
Pam Walker
7,525 votes
14.2%
- Occupation: School Board Member, Ocean View Elementary School District
- Controller - RiechesBaird Advertising
- Treasurer - Marina High School Booster Club
- Past President - Circle View PTO
- Past Treasurer - Robinwood Little League
- Member - Marina High School PTSA
- Past Treasurer - Boy Scout Troop 227
Priorities:
- Modernizing schools without increasing taxes
- Protecting the Class Size Reduction Program
- Addressing challenges of the Federal No Child Left Behind Legislation
Carol Kanode
6,725 votes
12.7%
- Occupation: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Nursing Degree - Mercer Hospital, Trenton, New Jersey
- Bachelor's Degree, cum laude, Nursing and pediatric nurse practitioner - CSULB
- Master's Degree in Education Administration - Pepperdine
- Staff Member of the Year 2000 - awarded by Ocean View High School
- Humanitarian Award - awarded by Soroptomist
- Woman of the Year - selected by 67th California Assembly District
Priorities:
- Maintain a balanced budget that reflects fiscal responsibility
- Initiate School Community Forums to communicate and build trust with the community
- Expand school readiness program to other schools
Bob Ewing
5,387 votes
10.2%
- Occupation: Pastor
- B.A. Pacific Christian College (Fullerton, CA), 1981
- Executive Pastor, First Christian Church, Huntington Beach, March, 1992-Present
- Listed in Outstanding Young Men in America, 1981; Who's Who in California, 1990; Two Thousand Notable American Men, 1992
- Former Cross Country/Track Coach, Marina High School, Huntington Beach
- Served on Ocean View School District Master Plan Committee, Community Budget Advisory Committee
- Former member CSEA chapter, Mount San Antonio College. Served as Treasurer, Negotiation Team
Priorities:
- Make sure that children come first in public education.
- District must continue to be fiscally sound and should be good stewards of all tax revenue.
- Recognition of the parents involvement and responsibility in the education of their children.
Gavin McKiernan
2,789 votes
5.3%
- Occupation: Director Community Center
- Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley, HB Branch
- Georgetown University Orange County Alumni Club Board of Directors
- Surfrider Foundation Member since 1994
- Dog Beach Preservation Society Member since 1998
Priorities:
- Return power to parents and local communities
- Enforce fiscal responsibility
- Back to Basics Education
John Briscoe
2,439 votes
4.6%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer/Businessman
- Successful Businessman
- Community Activist & Volunteer
- MBA Masters Degree, Business Administration
- MPA Masters Degree, Public Administration
- Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout Project Chair
- Rotary Club LA5
Priorities:
- Balanced Budget WITHOUT New Taxes
- Safe Schools for our Children
- Textbooks for All Children & Healthy Lunches with No Lines
Debbie Cotton, Esq.
2,137 votes
4.0%
- Occupation: Homemaker/Attorney
- BA - Spanish
- Juris Doctor
- President OCWLA, 2000
- Certificate in Mediation
Priorities:
- improve communication with the public
Norm Westwell
1,906 votes
3.6%
- Occupation: Huntington Beach Sportswear Manufacturer
- 43 years young - Graduated HBHS 1977
- Chamber of Commerce Member
- Found the women of my dreams in HB... and married her.
- All American Family. Wife, son 11, daughter 8, 1 cat
- Created ModernPublic.com for the People of Huntington Beach
Priorities:
- Decrease the buracratic expantion which is taking money from our children
- Increase funding for each school
- Increase after school activities on school grounds
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