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Gerald "Gerald Shefren" Shefren
25,686 votes
25.9%
- Occupation: Physician/Board President
- Medical Degree
- Board Certified Obstetrics & Gynecology
- VP Bear Valley Music Festival
- VP Ambulatory Care Stanford Hospital-retired
- Board Fistula Foundation-retired
Priorities:
- Improve the ability of the district to measure outcomes of grants
- Identify and collaborate with other entities to increase impact of our investments
- Identify new and innovative programs that provide preventative health benefits to our residents
John J. "Jack" Hickey
21,625 votes
21.8%
- Occupation: Advocate For Taxpayers
- Advocate for Taxpayer's 1964-present
- Inventor, 28 Patents
- Laser Scientist, Optics Technology, Inc. circa 1969
- Author, Performance Voucher Initiative 1979/80
- Webmaster - Redwood City Fun After Fifty WWW. RWCFAF.COM
- Sequoia Healthcare District Director since 2002
Priorities:
- Elect Hickey, DePaula and McDowell
- Seek voter input on District's future
- Stop collection of taxes without voter approval
Arthur J. "Art" Faro
19,692 votes
19.9%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- BA and MBA in Healthcare
- Board Chairperson, Sequoia Hospital
- Vice Chairperson, Sequoia Healthcare District
- Past Chairperson, American Heart Association, Western States
- Past Bd. Chair. American Heart Association, San Mateo County
- Life Fellow American College of Healthcare Executives
Priorities:
- We must continue to support the health needs of our community
- To eliminate the District would be counterproductive. Taxes would still be collected, but will not necessarily go to health needs
- The latest Grand Jury reports support the existance of the District
John McDowell
17,862 votes
18.0%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- Volunteer of the Year, Smaritan House Safe Harbor Shelter, 2011
- President, Claremont McKenna College Alumni Association
- President, San Mateo County Fraternal Chapter, Thrivent
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Council (San Carlos)
- Tutor, Project READ (Redwood City)
- MBA, Darden School, University of Virginia
Priorities:
- Renew voter commitment to the new private foundation purposes of the District through an advisory referendum.
- Refocus District programs to benefit the local property tax payers who fund the District.
- Reform District governance to end exorbitant staff salaries and Director benefits.
Mark J. De Paula
14,277 votes
14.4%
- Occupation: Retired Businessman
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