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Nancy Greenstein
18,839 votes
22.00%
- Occupation: Trustee, College Board of Trustees
- Current Chair of SMC Board of Trustees
- Chair, SMC/City of Malibut Joint Powers Authority
- Director Police Community Services - UCLA
- Doctorate in Education
- Masters in Social Work
- Board Member LA County West Vector District
Priorities:
- Continuing high quality education and workplace preparation
- Providing sound fiscal management
- Encouraging strong community collaboration
Louise Jaffe
18,102 votes
21.14%
- Occupation: Teacher/Coordinator/Supervisor
- leader, Santa Monica Lifelong Learning Community Project
- member, Santa Monica Childcare and Early Education Task Force
- past Co-chair, Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS)
- past President, Santa Monica Malibu Council of PTAs
- past President, Will Rogers and Samohi PTAs
- member, SMC General Advisory Board and SMC Associates
Priorities:
- Focus on student success -- build on record as #1 transfer school, expand options for high school students, expand workforce development programs
- Use ongoing communication to build constructive, respectful relationships with all stakeholders
- Partner with the cities of Santa Monica & Malibu and with SMMUSD to better serve all our constituents
David B. Finkel
15,958 votes
18.63%
- Occupation: Professor/Retired Judge
- Los Angeles Superior Court Judge (Retired)
- Former Presiding Judge, S.M.Municipal Court
- Former S.M. City Council Member
- Adj. Professor, Political Science, SMC 2002 ff
- Experienced mediator and arbitrator
- B.A. Univ. of Chicago; J.D. USC Law School
Priorities:
- Help students achieve their academic and/or vocational goals
- Be a good neigbor; solve parking and shuttle problems
- Improve SMC's relations w/faculty/staff, City Hall and SMMUSD
Andrew Walzer
14,855 votes
17.34%
- Occupation: Community College Professor
- Ph.D. in American Studies
- 15 years teaching experience
- Teach Humanities at Los Angeles City College
- Member of the Executive Board of American Federation of Teachers, Local 1521
Priorities:
- Make community college more affordable by lowering student fees
- Make decision made by the Board of Trustees more transparent and accountalbe to the community
- Develop vocational programs at the college so that it can provide jobs for the community
Tom Donner
11,443 votes
13.36%
- Occupation: College Administrator/Professor
- 30 Years as Chief Business Officer at Santa Monica College including two terms as interim Superintendent/President
- Numerous national and state awards for Outstanding College Business Leadership
- KCRW's Lead Administrator, and Director on KCRW Foundation Board
- Led the District team to rebuild college facilities damaged by the Northridge earthquake
- Member of Board of Directors for Pico Improvement Organization
- B.S. in Finance & MBA - CSU Long Beach ; Juris Doctorate - Southwestern University
Priorities:
- Holding student success and services as my greatest priority for SMC; I will work on policies that put the students first.
- Work with community, students, faculty, and staff to build consensus so that all voices are heard before decision making.
- Expand energy conservation and environmentally friendly programs including the continuation of developing environmentally sensitive facilities.
Susanna Kim Bracke
6,448 votes
7.53%
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Official Information
City of Santa Monica
- Santa Monica Community College
Candidate Forum
- Tuesday October 10, 2006, 7:15-8:15pm
- Santa Monica-Malibu School District Board Room, 1651 16th St, Santa Monica
- Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Education Fund
- Taped for broadcast and webcast by Santa Monica City TV
- The public is welcome
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