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Andrea N. Leiderman
32,741 votes
27.12%
- Occupation: Appointed Governing Board Member
- Director, Govt. & Community Relations, non-profit healthcare organization
- Trustee, Santa Clara County Board of Ed. (Ret.)
- Adjunct Profressor, Evergreen Valley College
- Community Volunteer
- M.A., M.P.P -- U.C. Berkeley
- B.A, Vassar College; K-12, Palo Alto schools
Priorities:
- Increase funding for community colleges
- Expand student programs for transfer, job retraining, career certificates
- Create partnerships with businesses which have jobs for community college students
Betsy Bechtel
30,435 votes
25.21%
- Occupation: Banker/Housing Consultant
- Past President, Foothill-De Anza Foundation Board, 6 years on Board
- Former Palo Alto City Council member, 9 years, Mayor and Vice Mayor
- Board member, Borel Bank, member of the Audit Committee
- Consultant to Palo Alto Housing Corporation
- Former Vice President, Citibank and J.P. Morgan
- Education: BA, MA, Stanford University
Priorities:
- Increase financial support for Foothill-De Anza from State and community.
- Focus on the colleges' mission of transfer to four-year colleges, vocational training, and lifelong learning.
- Ensure that students have access to excellent academic programs taught by quality teachers.
Hal Plotkin
26,883 votes
22.27%
- Occupation: Author/Financial Analyst
- Publishers include Harvard Business School Press, Forbes and CNBC
- Former Member, California State Economic Strategy Panel
- Former Chair, Santa Clara County Commission on Youth
- Education: Palo Alto High School; A.A. (History) Foothill Community College; B.A. (Behavioral Sciences) San Jose State University
- Endorsed by the Palo Alto Daily and Mountain View Voice
Priorities:
- Preserve Student Access
- Promote Learning
- Create Incentives for Faculty and Staff to Organize, Maintain and Print Low-Cost Public Domain Materials in Place of Costly Textbooks
Norman John Shaskey
22,159 votes
18.35%
- Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
- Mountain View Mayor & Councilmember
- Trustee-Foothill-DeAnza Community Colleges
- M.A.-Economics-University of California
- Chair-Santa Clara County-Airport Landuse Commission
- Corporate Chief Financial Officer
- Bank Auditor-Bank of America
Priorities:
- Keep open door policy-Educational Oppurtunities for All
- High Quality Academic, Community Service & Vocational Courses
- Work for local control of financial revenue & balanced budgets
Michael G. "Mike" Bradford
8,297 votes
6.87%
- Occupation: Computer Programmer
- Masters, Texas A & M, Commerce, TX - Computer Science
- Prior employee at FHDA in accounting system for two years
- Private Pilot
- Singer and Stage Performer
- Composer of Music and Author of Instruction Texts
Priorities:
- Far better representation for students and classified employees
- Reduction in waste
- Phased expansion of FHDA to a four year school
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