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Michael Parham
 
22,208 votes
15.9%
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Irvine Unified School District
 - MBA from New York University
 - BA from Dartmouth College
 - President  IUSD School Board
 - President Sheridan Capital Advisory Inc.
  
Priorities:
- Currently serving a second term as IUSD Board President, and I've been on the school board for the past 8 years.
 - Chair of the  Energy Subcommittee, saving IUSD more than $10 million through solar panels and other green initiatives.
 - PTA President, Plaza Vista 2004-5
  
 
Lauren Brooks
 
20,813 votes
14.9%
- Occupation: Irvine Educator/Businesswoman
 - Educator whose career began as a science instructor in Hong Kong before continuing work in the Irvine Unified School District.
 - Irvine Public Schools Foundation Board Member
 - Irvine Children's Fund Board Member
 - Irvine Unified PTA Council Executive Board Member, PTA President
 - Irvine Unified School District Volunteer of the Year
 - Married mother of two graduates of the Irvine Unified School District
  
Priorities:
- Develop more strategic partnerships between Irvine businesses and schools
 - Ensure school resource officers continue protecting Irvine's children
 - Protect programs that have differentiated Irvine public schools from others while carefully scrutinizing spending to protect your taxpayer dollars
  
 
Paul Bokota
 
18,823 votes
13.5%
- Occupation: Irvine Businessman/Parent
 - Irvine Unified School District Finance Committee Member
 - PTA President
 - School Site Council Member
 - Irvine Public Schools Foundation Legacy Partner
 - Harvard admissions interviewer for Irvine students
 - Married to Wendy for 20 years; together, we have three children--all current Irvine Unified School District students.
  
Priorities:
- Retain and attract top teachers.  Protect programs that have differentiated Irvine Unified from other districts.
 - Provide complete accountability with all taxpayer dollars.
 - Ensure the Irvine Unified School District continues to offer a world-class education.
  
Carolyn Inmon
 
18,117 votes
13.0%
- Occupation: Retired Teacher
 - Measure BB (Support Our Schools) Co-Chair
 - City of Irvine Child Care Committee & City of Irvine Children Youth Families Advisory Committee
 - President, Exchange Club of Irvine
 - 40 year career teacher awarded "Teacher of the Year" in 2008
 - M.A. Calif. State University, Northridge, Speech
 - B.A., U.C.L.A., Speech / English
  
Priorities:
- Strengthen connections with the City of Irvine, the business community and stake holders
 - Focus on maintaining high quality and not accepting decreasing expectations
 - Keep the traditions while embracing new ideas
  
Bob Vu
 
14,673 votes
10.5%
- Occupation: Educator/Scientist/Entrepreneur
 - Frontline Educator at various Orange County Community Colleges and School Districts
 - Rocket Scientist & Supply Chain Management - Fortune 100 Corp.
 - Project Management & Business Development
 - President and Chief Financial Officer for 2 Non-Profit Professional Organizations
  
Priorities:
- Preparing our children to become next generation of innovators
 - Keeping Irvine schools World Class
 - Controlling the budget & developing strategic partnership with the City of Irvine and Private Business to support existing programs
  
Cyril Yu
 
13,474 votes
9.7%
- Occupation: Deputy District Attorney
 - Vice-Chair, Irvine Green Ribbon Environmental Committee
  
Priorities:
- Advocate for fully funded schools
 - Keep schools safe
 - Preserve academic excellence
  
Omar M. Ezzeldine
 
11,612 votes
8.3%
- Occupation: Educator/Finance Commissioner
 - Doctorate in Educational Leadership, UCLA
 - Assistant Adjunct Professor, USC's Rossier School of Education
 - Irvine Public Schools Foundation, Program Committee (2004-present)
 - Vista Verde School Site Council (11-12)
 - Orange County Administrator of the Year (2005), Orange County Foreign Language Association
 - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
  
Priorities:
- Stabilize the Irvine Unified School District Budget
 - Create a community-wide vision of a district that serves students of a variety of educational goals
 - Help Irvine's schools "grow smart" as our district expands to nearly 20,000 students in the next 8 years
  
Margaret "Margie" Brown
 
9,856 votes
7.1%
- Occupation: Educational Facilities  Planner
 - BA - Political Science, University of California
 - AA - Business Administration, Chaffey College
 - State Chair Legislative Committee - Coalition for Adequate School Housing
 - State Allocation Board Implementation Committee member
 - California Association of School Business Officials - State Committee Facilities Chair
 - 20+ years balancing school district budgets
  
Priorities:
- Balanced Budgets - Solve Deficit Spending with Zero Based Budgeting
 - Focus on Closing the Achievement Gap
 - Maintain Academic Excellence
  
Michelle Ollada Alipio
 
9,827 votes
7.0%
- Occupation: School Nurse/Parent
  
Priorities:
- A- accountability
 - B- best school programs
 - C- choice
  
  
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