League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
	Governing Board Member; Culver City Unified School District Voter Information

Results as of Nov 20 4:27pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (19/19)

Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Karlo Silbiger 3,064 votes 26.51% Occupation: Teacher/Education Director Teacher, Including 7 years for the Culver City Adult School's Summer Program for Kids Commissioner, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass' Education Commission Director of Education, Curriculum Coordinator, Department Chair and many other School Leadership Positions Active Community Member including VP of Culver City Democratic Club and Culver City Community Network Master's Degree in Education Policy and Management from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education 2 Bachelor's Degrees in Education from Boston University Priorities: Make Balanced Budget Cuts That Don't Hurt our Students Increase Safety and Security While Decreasing Bullying Make Schools Greener Kathy Paspalis 2,979 votes 25.77% Occupation: Environmental Attorney/Parent B.A., Bucknell University J.D., Southwestern University Sch. of Law CA State Bar member CA PTA member L.A. County Bar Assoc. member Association of Environmental Professionals member Priorities: Maximize limited resources & generate new revenues to weather this budget crisis listen to, and work together with, the community at large strong academic standards, strong extracurricular programs, and strong commitment to diversity and social justice Patricia G. Siever 1,809 votes 15.65% Occupation: College Professor/Educator Professor & Vice Chair History Department - West Los Angeles College Elected President - LACCD Academic Senate (c. 3,000 faculty) Vice President & Member - Board of Governors - Brotman Medical Center Vice President - Board of Governors - California Community Colleges B.A., M.A., UCLA & Doctor of Philosophy Program UCLA Member - Culver City Chamber of Commerce Priorities: To improve Culver City's academic excellence To fight for full funding for our schools from Sacramento To ensure that all children get the best education possible Alan S. Elmont 1,662 votes 14.38% Occupation: Businessman/Parent BA Political Science - Univ. of Massachusetts JD Loyola Law School Community Budget Advisory Committee - 6 yrs Co-Founder Farragut Fan Club Co-Founder Panther Partners Farragut Site Council Member 5 yrs Priorities: Address Financial Crisis directly and creatively Develop a 20 year plan for the District Address bullying with a comprehensive and coherent plan Robert Zirgulis 924 votes 7.99% Occupation: Educator/Entrepreneur/Realtor Masters Business Science CSUN B.A. Public Service UCLAF Priorities: Find Innovative and Creative ways to Raise Funds for Schools Internship Programs where students get hands on experience Dog Therapy Program to help kids with special needs Roger Maxwell 621 votes 5.37% Occupation: Retired Probation Officer Gary D. Abrams 499 votes 4.32% Occupation: Registered Nurse/Entrepreneur R.N ICU educated, former Head of Pulmonary Certified Attorney Assistant (UCLA) Owner State Licensed Elderly Care Residential Facility since Ex-Financial Advisor Series 6/Insurance C.C Education Foundation Volunteer of Year 2009 Priorities: ALTERNATIVE TO Measure EE Parcel Tax See "Blog" information at the end. Stopping the State's Budget Cuts to Education. Getting educational funding a top priority. Represent the "kids." Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information Culver City Unified School District District Statistics Ed-Data.org GreatSchools.net Candidate Forum Conducted by League of Women Voters October 8. 2009 time: 6:30-9 pm (live); 7-9 pm (video) place: Mike Balkman Council Chambers at City Hall, 9770 Culver Blvd co-sponsor: Culver City Council PTA video coverage: Culver City Channel 35 for more info, and to submit questions in advance: ca-south@smartvoter.org click here to watch the webcast Interviews with Ari L. Noonan of "The Front Page Online" (series: posted as available) Abrams Getting Acquainted With a New Contender for the School Board (August 25, 2009) Elmont Elmont Explores Creative Ways to Raise Money for the District (August 24, 2009) Maxwell Maxwell Quits School Board Race (August 26, 2009) Paspalis She Is Ready to Run, First-Time School Board Contender Paspalis (July 17, 2009) A Soaring Start for Paspalis School Board Campaign (July 20, 2009) Siever The Professor and the School Board — A Match, She Says (September 16, 2009 The Professor Joined the Race to Win, Not Just Compete (September 17, 2009) Silbiger Will Karlo Silbiger Be a Successor to His Mother on the School Board? (May 01, 2009) Karlo Silbiger Brings Answers to District’s Question Marks (May 06, 2009) Zirgulis Zirgulis Issues a Challenge to Rivals in the School Board Race (July 29, 2009) 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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