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Pat Gillespie
 
376 votes
27.09%
- Party: Republican, Democratic
 - Occupation: Retired
 - Bryn Mawr College, BA Mathematics, cum laude
 - Univ. of Pennsylvania, MSEE Computer & Info Sciences, courses completed, GPA 4.0
 - Franklin Insitute Research Labs, Operations Research, 4 years
 - Glaxo-SmithKline, Business Operations, 28 years
 - GVSD, School Board Director, 10 months
 - GVSD, Volunteer, 33 years
  
Priorities:
- Educational Excellence, annual goals for increased performance for all students
 - Tight Fiscal Management, walk tight line between value and cost, pay back and expense
 - Maximize Working Relationships within Board, between Board and Staff, and between Board and Community
  
 
David Barratt
364 votes
26.22%
- Party: Republican, Democratic
  
Richard McSweeney
 
361 votes
26.01%
- Party: Republican, Democratic
 - Occupation: IT Management
 - Bachelor's Degree (Mechanical Engineering) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 - Master's Degree in Business Administration, Penn State
 - P&L responsibility for a $200+ million business with over 600 employees in 10 countries
 - 5 years of Board of Directors experience, 4 of them as Board President
 - Currently on the East Whiteland Environmental Action Committee
 - Published - Customer Facing Skills in the IT Industry, International Management Forum
  
Priorities:
- Put  money into our classrooms, not just into the bank
 - Operate with equal respect towards our students, their families, and the taxpayers who all share a vested interest in the REAL value of GVSD
 - Clear goals to drive excellence in education
  
Lani Carrow
 
282 votes
20.32%
- Party: Republican, Democratic
 - Occupation: Teacher and Staff Trainer
 - M.A. Counseling Psychology, Immaculata University
 - B.A. Psychology, George Mason University
 - Myers-Briggs Certified Practitioner
 - Co-Author, "The New Normal" A Guide to Achieving Work/Life Balance
 - Master Facilitator
 - Human Resource Professional
  
Priorities:
- Alert to Budget Challenges
 - Enhance Quality of All-Level Academics, Arts, Sciences and Sports
 - Moderate Tax Revenues & Student Fees
  
  
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