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Peter F. Carpenter
8,589 votes
22.4%
- Occupation: Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
- Harvard, AB, Univ of Chicago MBA,
- 6 non-profit boards and three public service committees.
- Executive Vice President ALZA
- Executive Director, Stanford University Medical Center
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Smokejumper, US Forest Service
Priorities:
- Improve disaster preparedness
- Make sure that the District remains financially solvent
- Improve fire prevention
Ollie Brown
7,590 votes
19.8%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Retired Deputy Fire Chief
- Menlo Park Recreation Commission, Past Chairperson
- American Nat. Red Cross, Director
- San Mateo County Fire Chief's Assoc., Past President Training Officers Section
- California Fire Chief's Association
- College of San Mateo, Fire Science Advisory Board Chairperson
Priorities:
- Recruit and attract a permanent proven extraordinary leader and manager to head the fire district as the Fire Chief
- Improve response times
- Improve Disaster preparedness
Rexford Ianson
6,695 votes
17.5%
- Occupation: Retired Firefighter
- 36 year Firefighting/ Rescue experience
- Degree in Fire Science
- California State Teaching credential
- Active in Fire Prevention and Disaster preparedness
- Appointed to Local and State Fire/ Rescue committee's
- Appointed to National Urban Search and Rescue committee
Priorities:
- Continued Fire District service to the community
- Disaster Preparedness
- Selection of long term Fire Chief
Steven P. "Steve" Kennedy
5,666 votes
14.8%
- Occupation: Fire Safety Technician
- Voice and Data cable installer
- Film Maker
- Web Master
- Author
- BA English/Political Science
- Life Safety Technician
Priorities:
- "Fixed" Window Bar Removal Program
- Community Access to New Headquarters Fire Station
- Suburban and Wildlands Fire Safety
Sarah Rankin
2,589 votes
6.7%
- Occupation: Businesswoman
- Senior level business executive with over 25 years of relevant experience across Operations, Logisitcs, Engineering, Service and Finance.
- Recently managed $200M budget with significant cost constraints, while maintaining high levels of service.
- Liberal Arts undergraduate degree, MBA graduate degree from Dartmouth.
- Menlo Park resident.
Priorities:
- Union Contract: Negotiate a fair and equitable contract between the District and the Firefighters.
- Emergency Ops: Ensure that all constituencies within the district are organized and prepared
- Budget: Working within budget constraints and forecast, establish a sustainable budget and spend plan.
Gerry B. Andeen
2,376 votes
6.2%
- Occupation: Research Engineer
- Elected to Council Member, Menlo Park, Mayor
- Elected to Board of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
- PhD MIT, BSME U. of Michigan
- SRI Fellow
- Author, Robot Design Handbook, McGraw Hill
Priorities:
- Maintain high level of service in difficult times.
- Foster cooperation among local government units within District.
- Represent the people's interests.
Scott C. Freiermuth
2,263 votes
5.9%
- Occupation: Local Businessman
- Director of Software Sales
- BS Business Management, SDSU
Priorities:
- Enhance and develop lasting relationships within the community
- Recruit and promote key personnel at all levels within the department
- Promote sound fiscal planning to ensure essential budgetary priorities are met
Terry W. Kent
1,324 votes
3.5%
- Occupation: Businessman, Appraiser, Broker
- Self-employed. Drexel Realty Services
- B.S. Finance, Susquehanna University
- MP Transportation Commission (8 yrs)
- Graduate, Leadership Mid-Peninsula
- Past Treasurer, SILVAR Pac
- Board Member, MP Chamber of Commerce
Priorities:
- We need a well-prepared disaster preparedness plan that is routinely distributed to our citizenry.
- The current high integrity of our Fire Department needs to be maintained within a framework of good fiscal policy.
- Our Board of Directors needs critical thinking...someone that can ask hard questions from a taxpayer's perspective.
Jack Nelson
1,267 votes
3.3%
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