- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Orange Unified School District, Trustee Area 5
- Graduate of OUSD
- Bachelor of Science, Nursing - Calif. State University, Fullerton
- Former President, Vice President and Clerk, Orange Unified School District Board of Education
- President, Orange Public Library Foundation
- Graduate, Orange Chamber of Commerce Leadership Orange, class of 2001
- Officer for unit, council and district PTA's
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Focus on student achievement by maintaining focus on excellence in the classroom, not politics in the board room
- Fiscal responsibility and accountability
- Improving communication between parents, community and businesses in Orange
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- Orange Chamber of Commerce and local business leaders
- OUSD teachers and staff
- Numerous parents, community members, and taxpayers
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- Integrity, Responsibility, Leadership
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I believe in the values of of our public education system: hard work, honesty, integrity, personal responsibility, and commitment to excellence. I will work to insure the highest quality public education for all students while adhering to our governing principles of fiscal responsibility.
- We must continue to be manage our resourses responsibly, keeping the resources focused on student learning and achievement
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In difficult budgetary times, we must utilize our limited resources effectively, focused on student learning and achievement by keeping dollars in the classroom.
- We must build strong parent-teacher partnerships to promote the basics for the 21st century
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Parents, teachers and the school board must work together to ensure a high quality education for our students, to help prepare them for the challenges of the future
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