- Occupation: Professor, Parent
 - Incumbent, Santa Barbara School Board
 - Ph.D., Northwestern University (Political Behovior and International Relations)
 - Member, Political Science Faculty, Pennsylvania State University
 - Member, Political Science Faculty, UCSB
 - Research Fellow, Western Behaviorial Sciences Institute
 - Visiting Professor, Political Science, Stanford University
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Strengthen the highly successful English reading reforms of 1997-98, and defend them from any effort to undermine their legitimacy.
 - Ensure the highest quality education for mainstream, honors and GATE students, while helping disadvantaged students to realize their full potential.
 - Minimize the impact of possible budget cuts on student programs and activities.
  
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- Fred Rifkin, Current President, Santa Barbara School Board
 - Rugh Green, Current Member, Santa Barbara School Board
 - Martha Salas, Board Member, Santa Barbara Symphony
  
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- Bob Noel: "Straight Talk About Schools"
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My direct approach on the Board has contributed to a more open and better informed education policy making process. I believe that candor-- always with decorum-- serves the public interest and strengthens institutions of local governance in public education.
  
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