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San Mateo Community College District

( Vote for 2; 4 year terms)

Basic candidate data supplied by the Registrar of Voters. Any additional information supplied by the candidate.

Richard Charles

  • Occupation: Retail/Property Manager
  • Financial Management CEO $million to $billion, Board Director, Executor, Trustee
  • Teacher: Stanford, Insurance, Securities PreLicensing, Continuing Education, Lifetime teaching credential
  • Arthur Andersen IBM Oxford Entrepreneurs Prize, multimedia ESL teaching technology
  • Licensed in Insurance, Real Estate, Securities, Spanish, State Education Delegate
  • CSM Real Estate Evening Student & Intern with A average
  • Master Science SF State, Clinical/Community Psychology, Elected Neighborhood Board
Priorities:
  • People & better jobs: yearahead SMART class registration to cut dropout rate
  • Distance learning: ESL TV, computer radio, virtual internet college, community centers
  • Finance: better allocation of scarce resources: food, land, grades, housing, lighting safety

Helen Hausman

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Current President San Mateo County Community College District Governing Board
  • Served 13 years Sequoia Union High School District Governing Board
  • Who's Who of American Women
  • Former Public School Teacher
  • Inducted into San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame
  • B.A. in Education, George Washington University, Washington, DC
  • Statement submitted to the Registrar of Voters
Priorities:
  • Maintain a balanced and diverse curriculum within a balanced budget
  • Encourage continuous learning in an age of rapid employment changes and racing technology
  • Increase services by improving access, community relationships and flexibility

Richard Holober

  • Occupation: School District Trustee
  • President, Millbrae School District.
  • State Board of Education School-To-Career Curriculum Committee.
  • California Community Colleges Vocational Education Plan Committee.
  • San Mateo County School-To-Career Task Force.
  • Wrote Minimum Wage Initiative - won 2,000,000 Californians a living wage.
  • Married. Parent of two young children. Area resident 17 years.
  • Statement submitted to the Registrar of Voters
Priorities:
  • Turn the colleges into better resources for the entire community.
  • Connect the community colleges with high schools, universities and business.
  • More weekend courses, classes in community locations, and childcare for working adults.

Tullio 'Til' Bertini

  • Occupation: Incumbent Board Member
  • Retired Educator and Administrator
  • Former Mayor, Vice-Mayor, Councilmember, Planning Commissioner, City of Millbrae
  • Former College of San Mateo Electronics Instructor, Full-time and Part-time
  • M.A. and B.A. Degrees, San Francisco State University; General Secondary and Administrative Credentials.
  • Member of Community College Accreditation Team, two years.
  • Elected Trustee in 1989 and in 1993.
  • Statement submitted to the Registrar of Voters
Priorities:
  • To provide quality education for our Community College students of all ages.
  • To properly manage District finances and provide funds for new technology.
  • To work with our communities and meet the needs of all students.
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Half Moon Bay Review Palo Alto Weekly San Mateo Co. Times

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