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Jack Burns
 
1,943 votes
28.84%
- Occupation: Parent/Business Executive
 - Parent of 3 children in Hermosa's schools
 - Bachelors Degree-Business Administration
 - MBA
 - Co-founder & executive of an international textiles company
 - Hermosa Beach homeowner
  
Priorities:
- Find alternate solutions to the ongoing budget crisis to reduce the increased reliance on community contribution
 - Implement sustainable programs which will best prepare our children for high school, college, and the work force
 - Increase accountability and transparency at all levels
  
 
Carleen R. Beste
 
1,792 votes
26.60%
- Occupation: Parent / Public Relations
 - Manager, Corporate Citizenship and Foundation, Fortune 100 company
 - Hermosa Beach Friends of the Parks and Hermosa Beach Youth Basketball League volunteer
 - Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Business Advisory Council
 - Long-time Board Member, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach Chambers of Commerce
 - Graduate of two South Bay leadership programs
 - B.A., Journalism, The Ohio State University
  
Priorities:
- Ensuring our students receive the best education possible and are well-prepared to be our next generation of leaders in the fields of their choice
 - Improving the District's financial situation and simplifying the District budget process
 - Advancing the recommendations of Project Forward, making sure the entire community is engaged with our schools and communication is improved
  
 
Raymond "Ray"  Waters
 
1,618 votes
24.01%
- Occupation: Retired Teacher
 - Special Ed Teacher at Fleming Middle School
 - 1994-2001.
 - MA Economics, USC 1969,
 - Treasurer, Finance Chair, Pacific Unitarian Church 2007-2009
  
Priorities:
- We must preserve to quality of our outstanding schools.
 - Teachers need to be sure of the support of our board of trustees in meeting theneeds of our children.
  
S. "Sienna"  Tucker
 
914 votes
13.56%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer
 - President -Woman's Club of Hermosa Beach
 - VP-Art Group of Hermosa Beach
 - Developed Art Scholorship Programs for Hermosa Beach Students
 - Worked at Hermosa Schools as Noon-Dutie Aide
 - Nominated Woman of the Year 2008/09
 - Fundrasier Chair for all organiztions
  
Priorities:
- Implement the Guiding Principles through the efforts of Project Forward
 - Creation of a Youth Commission allowing students to participate at the HBSD and City Council meetings
 - Seek out resources to re-open North School
  
Jake S. Pike
 
471 votes
6.99%
- Occupation: Event Producer
 - BA Communications SDSU 1996
 - Helped raise millions for various non-profit entities
  
Priorities:
- Funding
 - Class Sizes / Growth management
 - Maintaining curriculums
  
  
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Official Information 
 
- Hermosa Beach City School District 
  
District Statistics
 
- EdData.org 
 - GreatSchools.net 
   
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