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Rosemary Kamei
24,602 votes
49.81%
- Occupation: Director, Santa Clara Valley Water District #1
- Masters Degree in Urban & Regional Planning
- Environmental Advisory Committee Board Liaison
- Uvas/Llagas Watershed Advisory Committee Board Liaison
- Small Business Owner for 12 years
- Community Activist for over 23 years
Priorities:
- Balancing the community needs for reliable, high quality water supply and flood management while providing stewardship of our environment
- Bridging the gap between the community and the activites of the Water District through greater education/awareness
- Creating greater efficiencies through implementation of the Comprehensive Management Audit
Ram (Singh) Singh
10,873 votes
22.01%
- Occupation: Water Resource Specialist
- Doctorate from Stanford and Professor of Water Resources at San Jose State Univ.
- Consultant, researcher, and teacher of Water Resources for over 40 years.
- Served on flood advisory board of the District and City and State commissions.
- Knowledgeable about all aspects of water resource projects including planning, engineering, environmental, and economic considerations.
- Belong to many engineering societies and have been recognized for my services.
- Have practical experience in the field on solving water-related problems.
Priorities:
- Control the bulging manpower of the District and enhance efficiency.
- Provide a second review of staff proposals by a Water Resource specialist on the Board.
- Take advantage of all federal and state contributions to reduce the cost to the District.
B. Terry Mahurin
7,751 votes
15.69%
- Occupation: Retired Engineer
- Graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BSME and MSME.
- Employment included North American Aviation, IBM (retired), Lucero Electonics, Solectron, Pacific Broadband (a start up) and Juniper Networks
- Engineering Manager in three companies. I received the Presidents Award in IBM and received two U. S. patents.
- Member of the San Martin Perchlorate Community Advisory Group.
- Resident of Santa Clara county 40 years, 30 of which have been spent in Morgan Hill
- Married with two grown children.
Priorities:
- The Board of Directors should have a standing Financial and Audit sub-committee wholly independent of the District it oversees.
- Approval for Bonded indebtedness on capital projects should be returned to the voters.
- As it has always been, the Board must insure the valley water suppply as growth continues and that flood control is achieved.
Johne Baird
6,170 votes
12.49%
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