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Contra Costa County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Hillary S. Weiner

Candidate for
Board Member; Orinda Union School District

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Four years ago, Hillary's family moved from San Francisco to Orinda to experience the strong academic tradition of Orinda schools. Hillary is the proud mother of three children enrolled in Kindergarten, 2nd and 4th grades at Glorietta Elementary School.

Hillary is an attorney by trade, and practiced law in San Francisco for more than twelve years before becoming a full-time mother. Hillary is very active in the school community. Most recently, Hillary served as co-president of Glorietta's Parents' Club. Hillary has also served on school finance committees, technology committees and school site council. Hillary also volunteers with the Children's Health Guild to raise funds in support of the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland and the George Mark Children's House, America's first freestanding pediatric palliative care service.

The following is a summary of Hillary's experience:

EDUCATION:

Emory University, BA (1996)

University of California, Hastings College of the Law, JD (1999)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Attorney, Pharmaceutical and Products Liability, Drinker Biddle & Reath, San Francisco (2002-2011)

Attorney, Commercial Litigation, Wineberg Simmonds & Narita, San Francisco (1999-2002)

VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS:

Parliamentarian and OUSD Liaison, Glorietta Elementary School (2014-present)

Parents Club Co-President, Glorietta Elementary School (2012-2014)

Member, The Children's Health Guild (2014-present)

Board Member, Friends of Orinda Library (2014-present)

Room Parent Coordinator, Glorietta Elementary School (2011-2012)

Community Building Co-Chair on Early Childhood Education Committee, Gan Ilan Preschool (2010-2013)

Member of Tot Shabbat Task Force, Temple Isaiah (2011)

In-Class Volunteer (room parent, library, lunch, party coordinator), Glorietta Elementary School, Gan Ilan Preschool, Temple Emanu-El Preschool (2007-present)

Extern, Honorable Vaughn R. Walker, United States District Court, Northern District of California (1999)

Intern, Congresswoman Lynn Schenk, Washington, D.C. (1994)

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