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Juanita Haugen
4,350 votes
24.0%
- Occupation: Trustee, Pleasanton Unified School District
- Pleasanton Unified School Districe Board of Trustees
- Pleasanton Community of Character Committee (Chair)
- Pleasanton Unified School District Strategic Steering Comm.
- Tri-Valley YMCA Board of Directors
- Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- California School Board Association Board of Directors
Priorities:
- Promote the Community of Character within the PUSD.
- Preserve the best educational practices of the past and turn them to face todays challenges.
- Maintain high quality instruction for every child in the PUSD.
Stephen Pulido
3,570 votes
19.7%
- Occupation: Attorney/Parent
- 25 years of experience as Family Law Attorney working with family and children issues
- Lived in Pleasanton for 23 years with wife and two children
- Pleasanton School District Budget Advisory Committee 2002-2003
- Member of the Strategic Planning Team for Pleasanton Unified School District
- Member of Academic Standards Advisory Committee for PUSD, 1998 to present
- Current Member of the new Strategic Planning Team for the Pleasanton Unified School District
Priorities:
- I will always seek, and place great weight upon, the input and vision of all stake holders in making decisions.
- I will strongly advocate for a wide variety of programs that meet the needs of all students.
- I will work diligently with fellow board members to ensure the fiscal integrity of our school district.
Kris Weaver
3,403 votes
18.8%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- B.S. Business Administration, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
- Leadership Pleasanton
- PUSD Strategic Planning Team
- PUSD Character Education Committee since inception
Priorities:
- Ensuring quality staff and program while maintaining fiscal stability
- Students who become well informed, healthy, productive and socially responsible citizens
- Unity and accountability
Catherine J. Tsairides
2,877 votes
15.9%
- Occupation: Director, Public Outreach
- Director, NASA Ames Astrobiology Education & Public Outreach Program with Lockheed Martin Space Operations
- Co-Investigator, Linking Our Origins to Our Future, NASA Ames Astrobiology Team
- Management Degree in Administration and Masters Degree in Curriculum & Supervison
- Principal; Curriculum Coordinator; National Publishing Consultant; Adjunct University Professor; and Teacher
- Teacher Mentoring Firm- Business Owner and Educator
- Serving Pleasanton- Site Councils @ Pleasanton Middle & Vintage Hills; District Strategy 1 Academic Standards; Superintendent Search Committee
Priorities:
- Academic Achievement for All
- Budget Optimization
- Collaboration
Philip Patrick
(withdrawn)
1,169 votes
6.5%
Lon Fiala
923 votes
5.1%
- Occupation: Realtor
- 23 year of business and leadership experience in adult education, consulting marketing and accounting.
- Pleasanton based business person married to Deborah and proud parent of Foothill High sophomore Sarah.
- 1977 Graduate of Lawrence University
Priorities:
- Positive Leadership
- School Overcrowding and Term Limits
- Celebrate, Challenge and Care for our school and staff
Mark L. Moses
704 votes
3.9%
- Occupation: Finance Operations Manager
- MBA - Finance, Golden Gate University, S.F.
- B.S. - Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Priorities:
- Proactively address the impacts of the State's fiscal crisis
- Make customer service a key value in district interactions with all of those it serves
- Streamline curriculum to ensure a sustainable range of core academic offerings
Christian Bendixen
692 votes
3.8%
- Occupation: Corporate Consultant and Planner
- Head of planning for $1.5-billion corporation
- Economics instructor in college
- BA - Economics, graduated magna cum laude
- MBA - Finance
Priorities:
- Establish Plan for Excellence to improve academic performance
- Emphasize personal health and physical fitness
- Expand Community of Character program for schools
Michael J. Jurkovic
394 votes
2.2%
- Occupation: Optoelectronic Device and Systems Engineer
- Ph.D. & M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, NY. B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College, NY.
- 14+ years in R&D, product development, & project management capacities at institutions including Naval Research Laboratory, Columbia University & IBM.
- 6 years teaching or assisting senior and graduate-level courses and labs at Columbia University & 1 year instruction at elementary school level.
- 1 patent and 30+ technical publications in journals and conference proceedings in related areas of academic, government, and industrial research.
- A deep set appreciation for academic achievement and education.
- Married to my wife, Ruslana, of 4 years. Community resident for nearly 3 years. Children planned.
Priorities:
- Maintaining and enhancing high academic standards with programs in place that appropriately address the academic needs of all students
- Efficient, balanced, and appropriate allocation of resources and constant reassessment of the strategic plan in response to changing conditions
- Promoting environment conducive to molding of character and producing responsible citizens as well as fostering social, artistic, & other development
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