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Judith L. "Judy" Sherman
 
4364 votes
38.88%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer
 - Current member Mill Valley School District Strategic Planning Task Force
 - Founding and 15 year Board Memeber of Kiddo! (3 years as chair)
 - Canal Alliance Board Presideant
 - Masters in Special Education
 - 7 year Board member Marin Academy
 - Served on Marin County Juvenille Justice Commisssion
  
Priorities:
- Striving for an excellent education for all of our children must be our guiding focus
 - Valuing, nurturing and retaining our teachers, staff and administrators is critiacal to our success
 - Working with District administrators to ensure the fiscal health of the District must be an ongoing priority
  
 
Janet K. Miller
 
3197 votes
28.48%
- Occupation: Insurance Executive
 - Special Education Advisory Committee
 - BA from University of Vermont
 - Co-Founder of It Takes a Village, Special Education PTA
 - Co-coordinator Parent to Parent at Tamalpais District
  
Priorities:
- See that the District is financially sound and strategically focused
 - Promote a rich curriculum, including the arts, delivered by diverse teaching approaches to meet our individual students' needs.
 - Address the needs of each individual child and his/her unique learning style by emphasizing early assessment and intervention as needed.
  
Nejat Duzgunes
 
2626 votes
23.39%
- Occupation: Scientist/University Professor
 - B.S. in Physics and Ph.D. in Biophysics
 - Research Scientist at UCSF, 1978-1991
 - Professor and Chair of Microbiology, University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, since 1991
 - Teaching awards from the University of the Pacific and the American Dental Association
 - Parent of two children attending Mill Valley District Schools
 - Parent volunteer at Strawberry Point School since 2000 and volunteer for AFS Intercultural Programs for 17 years
  
Priorities:
- Work in collaboration with the community to address increased student enrollment; ensure transparency, fiscal responsibility and accountability
 - Ensure that the School Board is highly responsive to the needs of children, parents, teachers and staff, and that Board members are readily accessible
 - Strengthen academic programs, imparting a passion for learning, facilitating creativity and critical thinking, aiming for long-term achievement
  
Lee Budish
1020 votes
9.09%
- Occupation: Parent/Gardener
  
  
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