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Monterey County, CA November 8, 2005 Election
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My connections with the Carmel Unified School District and our area

By Lewis A. Leader

Candidate for Board Member; Carmel Unified School District

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I have been a resident of Carmel Valley Village for a total of 17 years and of the Peninsula for 25 years,
Here are some of my ties:
PARENT -- My wife, Sandy, and I have one child, a daughter, Samara, who graduated Carmel High this year and is now a freshman at UCLA.
TEACHER -- Substitute teacher in the CUSD; religious school teacher, 6th grade, Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel Valley; summer school teacher at Monterey High in 2003 (world history, economics and civics), and Soledad High in 2002 (English).
STUDENT -- Have completed 21 units of graduate education at Chapman University's Monterey campus; bachelor's degree, history, University of California, Berkeley.
COACH -- Volunteer assistant junior varsity baseball coach, Carmel High.
BACKER -- Consultant on current CUSD bond campaign, including visits and interviews at all the district's schools; worked on successful efforts to preserve the district's basic aid finances in 2003.
UMPIRE -- Mustang, Bronco and Pony baseball umpire, Carmel and Carmel Valley.
SERVICE -- Member, Carmel Valley Rotary Club; served on club's annual "Top 100 Dinner" committee, honoring top students at Carmel High.
AFS HOST -- American Field Service host family for Norwegian student at Carmel High, 2002-2003; liaison for German student at Carmel High, 2004-2005.
JOURNALIST -- I worked in the newsroom of The Monterey County Herald for 18 years (1972-1980, 1984-1994), as a sports writer, a news reporter, the city editor and the associate editor. I also spent another nine years in journalism, including as a reporter for the San Francisco Examiner, the managing editor of The Toledo Blade in Ohio and the Valley Edition editor for the Los Angeles Times.

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