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Diane P. DiBonaventuro
 
13,840 votes
18.11%
- Party: Republican, Democratic
 - Occupation: Educator/Coach
 - LMSD School Director 1999-present, President 2007
 - B.A. University of Pennsylvania
 - The Shipley School, Coach
 - Immaculata College, Athletic Director, Sports Information Director
 - Bryn Mawr College, Sports Information Director, Coach, Instructor
 - Friends Central School, Teacher, Coach
  
Priorities:
- Encourage and support all students to achieve at their full potential
 - Sound fiscal management and data based decision making
 - Clear and open communication between and among all school and community stake holders
  
 
Marissa Golden
 
13,694 votes
17.92%
- Party: Republican, Democratic
 - Occupation: Associate Professor of Political Science
 - Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
 - B.A., Bryn Mawr College, cum laude
 - Published Author
 - Member, Committee on Appointments, Bryn Mawr College
 - Convenor, President's Advisory Group on Work-Life Issues, Bryn Mawr College
 - Active and involved parent and community member
  
Priorities:
- Improving the academic achievement of all students in all schools
 - Fiscal responsibility
 - Open and transparent communication
  
 
Virginia O. Pollard
13,533 votes
17.71%
- Party: Republican, Democratic
  
 
Robin Vann Lynch
 
13,511 votes
17.68%
- Party: Republican, Democratic
 - Occupation: Adjunct Professor of  Education
 - 2000, The Ohio State University, Ph.D., Educational Policy and Leadership
 - 1996, The Ohio State University, M.A., African and African American Studies
 - 1990, University of Virginia, B.A., Rhetoric and Communications and African American Studies
 - Drexel University School of Education, 2007 to present
 - Saint Joseph's University School of Education, 2000 to 2007
  
Priorities:
- Educational achievement and access for all students in the Lower Merion School District
 - Responsible management of the district's financial resources
 - Parent and community engagement
  
 
Subha C. Robinson, CPA
 
13,392 votes
17.53%
- Party: Republican, Democratic
 - Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
 - Co-President Welsh Valley HSA 2009-11
 - Co-President Gladwyne HSA
 - Private CPA Practice
 - 1990 MS Lubin Graduate School of Business
 - 1986 BA Washington University
  
Priorities:
- Focused on Achievement - Every Child, Every School
 - Responsible Use of Tax Dollars
 - Community Engagement
  
Lisa Fair Pliskin
 
4,291 votes
5.62%
- Party: EWP
 - Occupation: Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel
 - LMSD School Board Director 2003-present, VP 2007, President 2008, served on all working committees; current chair Policy Committee
 - Extensive business and finance experience
 - Middle/High School Parent
 - Lifelong ties to the District and the community
 - JD New York University; BA Tufts University
 - Graduate, Penn Wynne, Ardmore Jr. High & Lower Merion High School
  
Priorities:
- Retain current administration and focus on bettering student achievement
 - Continue responsible budgetting with small class sizes and without cutting programs
 - Data driven decision making in the best interest of the district and the community
  
Susan J. Guthrie
 
4,111 votes
5.38%
- Party: EWP
 - Occupation: Economist
 - Harvard University, Ph.D.  Economics; UC San Diego,  BA Economics, BS Mathematics
 - LMSD Board Director, 2007-present
 - Board Member:  Education Foundation of Lower Merion; Montgomery County Intermediate Unit
 - Member: Montgomery County School Directors Legislative Committee
 - Expertise:  Economics of the public sector and labor markets
 - Directed economic and financial analyses of firms, industries and markets
  
Priorities:
- Support Dr. McGinley's curriculum, instruction, and achievement initiatives to raise achievement and close the achievement gap
 - Further use of data to drive educational, operational and business decisions so resources are deployed wisely and efficiently
 - Safeguard robust programming
  
  
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