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Elizabeth D. Minter
 
10,905 votes
29.0%
- Occupation: Corporate Librarian
 - B.A., Allegheny College
 - M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh
 - Over 40 years experience with public library management and funding.
  
Priorities:
- Commitment to lifelong learning opportunities
 - Seeking to strengthen Placentia Library's visibility and ties with the community
 - Seeking to enhance the Library's technological relationship with the schools and community
  
 
Gayle Carline
 
9,204 votes
24.5%
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
 - Local Newspaper Columnist
 - Author
 - Former Software Engineer
 - B.S. Computer Science, CSU, Fullerton
  
Priorities:
- Maintain fiscal responsibility and transparency in all dealings with the library's financial and managerial decisions.
 - Be open to new ideas for keeping the library up-to-date with new technology.
 - Ensure the library maintains its high standards of serving the community.
  
 
Richard Devecchio
 
6,732 votes
17.9%
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - Eight years as Trustee on current Library Board
 - Forty yrs. in Educ.....25 as college V-President
 - Served on Board of three non-profit organizations
 - Fiscal conservative, community oriented
 - Avid reader and library user.
  
Priorities:
- Balanced budget
 - Library that extends itself to the commuity
 - Maintain a large collection of recent books, DVD's etc.
  
Diane Cunningham
6,584 votes
17.5%
- Occupation: Economics Instructor
  
Jo Ann Sowards
 
4,209 votes
11.2%
- Occupation: Realtor
 - Board Member Placentia Library Friends Foundation
 - Member, Placentia Round Table Womens Club
 - Board, Member, Miss Placentia Scholarship Committee
 - Former Board Member - Placentia Chamber of Commerce
 - Third Vice President, Damas De Caridad affliated with St. Jude Hospital
 - Certified Medical Staff Coordinator and Hospital Consultant
  
Priorities:
- Continue to provide the highest level of  library services and programs to the community
 - Maintain and strengthen educational alliances with the local schools
 - Increase community awareness of the programs available through the library system
  
  
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