League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Contra Costa County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Board Member; Mount Diablo Unified School District Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 2 8:18pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (206/206) (536 Total Write-In Votes 0.35%)

Candidates (Vote for 2) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Sherry Whitmarsh 52560 votes 34.67% Occupation: Competency Development Consultant Wife and mother of two children attending district schools officer in PTA at both schools and site council member member of Parent Advisory Commitee and Budget Advisory Council Experience in strategic planning, budgeting, and communication Priorities: Competitive compensation package for all employees Develop district strategic plan involving employees, parents, community members, and parents Active engagement with parents, employees, and community Gary L. Eberhart 49413 votes 32.59% Occupation: Incumbent Married father of three daughters Board Member for 13 years Three term Board President California School Boards Association (CSBA) Delegate BA- Business Management Director of Construction for Commercial Developer Priorities: The needs of students and parents must come first. All decisions that are made and actions that are taken must achieve that goal. Reprioritize the budget so that students are our number one priority. Evaluate every program to ensure its effectiveness. Settle employee contracts. We have been without employee contracts since the 2006-2007 school year. April P. Treece 26064 votes 17.19% Occupation: Incumbent Board of Education President, Trustee 8 years Chambers of Commerce, Contra Costa P-16 Council Project-director for non-profit working with public education and business Business professional 30 years, Business owner 10 years Numerous awards including 1987 Presidential Award BA, Mass Communications Priorities: Competitive compensation for highly qualified employees Teacher access to student data to inform instruction thereby improving student performance Seamless student transitions from K-12 to careers and colleges Jeffrey L. "Jeff" Adams 23038 votes 15.20% Occupation: Attorney Husband and father of six children Community Volunteer (e.g. site councils, volunteer teacher of high school aged youth, soccer and basketball coach, Boy Scout and Girls Camp leader) Juris Doctor, Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science (finance) Degrees Specific professional experience in labor and employment matters, including negotiation collective bargaining agreements Specific experience in controller group in large corporation developing and overseeing budgets, credit and collection issues and resources Significant leadership experience running my own business and volunteer efforts Priorities: Ensure the interests of children always come first. The first job of a Board Member is to advocate on behalf of students--on all issues. Attract and retain great teachers; complete a long overdue collective bargaining agreement and repair damaged relationships with District teachers. Improve District management and service; demand accountability; ensure fiscal responsibility; unify the fractured Board on behalf of our children. Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information School District Web site Events League of Women Voters Candidate Forums Channel: CCTV Date: Sunday, October 26 Time: 8:30 p.m. Date: Monday, October 27 Time: 8:30 p.m. Date: Sunday, November 2 Time: 7:30 p.m. Channel: Comcast Central Date Sunday, October 26 Time: 9:00 p.m. Date: Sunday, November 2 Time: 7:30 p.m. Channel: Comcast East Date: Sunday, October 26 Time: 10:00 p.m. Date: Thursday, October 30 Time: 11:30 p.m. Date: Sunday, November 2 Time: 10:00 p.m. General Links Great Schools Web site: information about the school district This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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