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Montgomery, Bucks County, PA November 3, 2009 Election
School Director; Souderton Area School District Voter Information

4 Year Term. Salary: None

Results as of November 23 1:46pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (20/20)
(4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.01%)
Candidates (Vote for 4)
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Matt Holliday Click here for more information about this candidate 4,420 votes 16.41%

  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Banking
  • Shippensburg University, B.S.B.A. in Accounting and Finance
  • Senior Vice President and Senior Trust Officer at Univest National Bank and Trust Co.
  • Board President of North Penn YMCA
  • Souderton Area School District Strategic Planning Committee Member
  • Harleysville Baseball Little League Coach
  • Father of a son who is age 7 and a daughter who is age 5 who both attend Lower Salford Elementary School
Priorities:
  • Volunteer my time and expertise to maintain Souderton as premiere school district.
  • Be open minded and make decisions that are in the best interest of our entire community.
  • Make decisions that balance the need to provide our children with a high level of education while controlling the costs for our taxpayers.
Jill Basile Click here for more information about this candidate 4,279 votes 15.89%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Medical Aesthetician
  • Independant Contractor
  • Contracted by physician practices to manage aesthetic patient services.
  • Pennsylvania State licensed Medical Aesthetician; Certified in various medical grade lasers, aesthetic products and procedures.
  • Active classroom volunteer at Oak Ridge Elementary School working hands-on with children in education.
  • Former big sister with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America.
  • Harleysville resident and mother of two children ages 7 and 2.
Priorities:
  • To ensure tax dollars are spent wisely and balanced with quality education.
  • Work collaboratively with the administration, fellow board members and the community to make Souderton Area Schools a premier public school system.
  • To maintain a thorough and efficient education for our children.
William J Brong Click here for more information about this candidate 4,215 votes 15.65%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Construction Manager
  • Degree in Structural Engineering
  • State certified Carpentry instructor
  • Current School Board Director since December 2005
  • Chairperson for the Boards Operation Committee
  • Vice-Chairperson for the North Montco JOC
Priorities:
  • As a Board member I haved worked to reduce school tax increases from the historic 8% range to 3% range, and last year's 0%.
  • As a current Board member, I will continue on my mission that all students receive the highest level of education now and in the future.
  • I will continue to balance the educational commitment to our children while taking the needs of the taxpayers into account.
Bernard "Bernie" (Currie) Currie Click here for more information about this candidate 4,182 votes 15.53%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Retired
  • President Delta Industries International, Inc.
  • President Souderton Area School Board
  • Member of SASB Finance Committee, Education Personnel Committee
  • Member of Strategic Planning Committee
  • Member Souderton Education Foundation
  • BA, St. Charles, Phila.; MBA University of Penna., Wharton School
Priorities:
  • Bernard Currie will continue to keep taxes low
  • while finding more ways to improve educational outcomes for all students.
  • We will continue to do these in the spirit of Policy Governance rather than micro-managing
Joanne Murray Click here for more information about this candidate 2,556 votes 9.49%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Historian/Archivist, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • M.A., Public History, Loyola University; summa cum laude
  • Administrator/faculty appointment, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Principal Investigator, academic/technology research projects
  • Leadership Institute Award, U. of WI at Madison, 2009
  • Member, Lower Salford Historical Society
  • 2 daughters: Genevieve Grossman, 7th grade, Indian Valley Middle School; Gillian Grossman, 3rd grade, Oak Ridge Elementary
Priorities:
  • Strike a balance between fiscal responsibility and educational responsibility.
  • Improve communication, providing transparency to all stakeholders.
  • Recapture the SASD's positive momentum and re-focus on education.
Judi Whitmire Click here for more information about this candidate 2,488 votes 9.24%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Waitress
  • B.S. Chemistry, Penn State, Suma Cum Laude, 1982
  • Post-graduate studies, Secondary Ed., Chestnut Hill College
  • Lederach Tea Room, 2003-Present
  • Hands Across The District Coordinator, 2002-Present
  • Hands Across The District Volunteer, 1994-Present
  • Parent Representative, various SASD Committees
Priorities:
  • Maintain quality programs for ALL students
  • Improve communications
  • Provide a voice from a mom's point of view on the Board
David J. Spause 2,416 votes 8.97%
  • Party: Democratic
Andy Bachman 2,374 votes 8.81%
  • Party: Democratic

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