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Laura Casas Frier
84581 votes
34.35%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
Betsy Bechtel
69430 votes
28.20%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Board member, Foothill-De Anza, 9 years
- Two terms as President of Board of Trustees
- Former Board member, Borel Private Bank, member of the Audit Committee
- Former Palo Alto City Council member, 9 years, Mayor and Vice Mayor
- Former Vice President, Citibank and J.P. Morgan
- Education: BA, MA, Stanford University
Priorities:
- Focus on wisely balancing the budget and still ensure that students succeed in meeting their goals.
- Focus on the colleges' mission of transfer to four-year colleges and vocational training.
- Ensure that students have access to excellent academic programs taught by quality teachers.
Joan Barram
61859 votes
25.13%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
- President, Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees
- Co-founder of the Women of Silicon Valley Donor Circle
- Former Cupertino Union School Board member and President
- CA School Boards Association Delegate Assembly member 1989-93
- Former President of Ed Source Board of Directors
- BA Biology, Wheaton College
Priorities:
- Student Success - help students transfer to UC or CSU or train for a good job.
- Fiscal stability - prioritize and economize to maintain high quality programs and state-of-the-art facilities.
- Innovation - use new technologies, on-line education, collaborative learning, sustainable practices and civic engagement to foster success.
Geby E. Espinosa
30332 votes
12.32%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
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Candidates Answer Questions
The Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County has asked
all candidates for this office to respond to
3 questions on Budget, Labor Negotiations, and Performance Evaluation.
Events
- Candidate Statements
- Produced by MidpenMediaCenter
- Candidate Forum
09/30/2012, 3:45 - 5 p.m.
Los Altos Library, Community Room
13 S. San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA 94022
Co-sponsored by the Los Altos Public Library
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