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San Mateo County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Board Member; Sequoia Union High School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 29 12:09pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (174/174)
27.8% Voter Turnout (77,340/277,759)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Chris Thomsen Click here for more information about this candidate 10,873 votes 22.2%

  • Occupation: University Institute Director
  • Co-founder of Stanford's Institute for Research in the Social Sciences
  • Institutional planning in the Stanford president's office
  • President's commission on technology, teaching and learning
  • Visiting professorship for pedagogical innovation in NL
  • Elected office experience (community service district)
  • Family of three generations of CA public school teachers and administrators
Priorities:
  • provide excellent educational opportunities for all of our high school students
  • support talented teaching staff across the district
  • assure prudent and effective use of the budget
Alan Sarver Click here for more information about this candidate 9,720 votes 19.9%
  • Occupation: Retired Software Manager
  • 2008 Sequoia Union High School District Volunteer of the Year
  • Co-chair of the Carlmont Academic Foundation, Board member since 2004
  • Chair of Belmont Save the Music Festival, Planning Committee member since Festival inception in 2003
  • Founder and Director of the Carlmont-BRSSD Music Mentor program since 2003
  • Chair of the Carlmont Advocates for the Performing Arts (CAPA) 2005-2009
  • Sequoia Union High School District Measure J Bond Committee member, 2008
Priorities:
  • Maintain the continuous improvement of a great school district in tough economic times
  • Continue expansion of Career and Technical Education in the district
  • Improve communication and partnership with the feeder school districts and the community
Virginia Chang Kiraly Click here for more information about this candidate 8,085 votes 16.5%
  • Occupation: Economic Development Commissioner
  • Board Member, Sequoia High School Education Foundation
  • Member, Sequoia Union High School District Career Technical Education Steering Committee
  • Las Lomitas PTA, President 2005-2006; Executive Board, 2004-2007
  • Las Lomitas Education Foundation, 2000-2008
  • Commissioner, California Commission for Economic Development; Chair, CED Biotech Advisory Committee, 2007 - present;
  • San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury, 2007-2009; Foreperson, 2008-2009
Priorities:
  • Ensure efficient use of school funding
  • Provide education opportunities for all students
  • Improve academic performance by setting high expectations for all students
Bob Ferrando Click here for more information about this candidate 5,529 votes 11.3%
  • Occupation: CFO
  • CFO Western Roofing Service a TectaAmerica Company
  • BBA University of Portland
Priorities:
  • Maintain quality education in the district
  • Promote fiscal responsibilty
  • Enrich the educational experience for students in the district
Nohema Fernandez Click here for more information about this candidate 4,190 votes 8.6%
  • Occupation: Educator/Administrator
  • Former dean, U.C. Irvine
  • Doctorate from Stanford University
  • 40 years experience as an educator in public institutions
  • Former board member, Pacific Symphony, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, and Intl. Council Fine Arts Deans
  • Former member, Mayor's Women's Task Force, Irvine, CA
Priorities:
  • Address the challenges presented by State funding reductions while preserving quality educational opportunities for our district.
  • Improve communication between the board, district employees, and parents.
  • Insure we offer all students what they need to succeed in a global economy, including technology, sports, arts, and career technical education.
Jacqueline "Jacquie" Wallace Greene Click here for more information about this candidate 3,752 votes 7.7%
  • Occupation: Development Associate
  • San Mateo County Committee on Reorganization Board Member (Current)
  • East Palo Alto Senior Center Inc. Board Member (Current)
  • Stanford Emergency Response Team Member (SCERT) (Current)
  • Ravenswood City School District (Former Board Member) 2004-2008
  • Ravenswood City School District (Former Board Member) 2000-2004
  • East Palo Alto Bayshore Rotary Club (Former Member)
Priorities:
  • Budgets are an issue for the district:
  • Sequoia is home to a number of charter schools and part of the most recent bond measure was earmarked to build a campus in East Palo Alto:
  • A large push was made recently for expanding vocational education offerings in East Palo Alto:
Beth "Ms Inja" Injasoulian Click here for more information about this candidate 3,528 votes 7.2%
  • Occupation: High School Statistics Teacher
  • M.A. Stanford University - Curriculum/Teacher Ed
  • B.S. N Michigan University - English, Math, Education
  • National Board Certified Math Teacher/English Teacher
  • 20+ years working in High Schools
  • Technology Training and Business background
  • 5 year old at Clifford Elementary
Priorities:
  • transparency, inclusiveness, nimble but thoughtful decision-making
  • community and team-building efforts; use exising resources wisely
  • new, forward-thinking partnerships; better communication and student voice
Noria Zasslow 3,202 votes 6.6%
  • Occupation: Mother

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  Events

Candidate Forums

  • Video of Candidate Forum
  • Candidate Forum
  • Thursday, 15 October, 7 pm Sequoia Union High School District Office - Board Room 480 James Street, Redwood City
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