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San Mateo County, CA November 4, 2003 Election
Board Member; Portola Valley School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 19 3:08pm, 71.4% of Precincts Reporting (15/21)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Karen Shishino Jordan Click here for more information about this candidate 787 votes 27.7%

  • Occupation: Parent/Community Volunteer
  • PTA co-President 2001-2003
  • Voting member 2002-2003, School Site Council
  • 2003-2004 PTA Executive Board member
  • Member, PV Schools Strategic Plan Committee
  • eScrip Chair, PV Schools Foundation
  • MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Priorities:
  • Maintain the quality of our schools in an environment of uncertain and declining revenue from the California State budget and from local tax sources.
  • Regularly communicate with parents, teachers, community members and staff so all are fully informed of issues facing the District.
  • Nurture and support our dedicated, professional staff; our high quality educational programs; and the positive relationship with our community.
Teresa Godfrey Click here for more information about this candidate 653 votes 22.9%
  • Occupation: Hospital Administrator/Parent
  • School Volunteer/Parent
  • Stanford Business School Graduate
  • Member, Corte Madera Site Council
  • Head Room Parent
  • Member, P.V. Schools Bond Oversight Comm.
  • Member, P.V. Schools Stratetgic Planning Task Force
Priorities:
  • Maintain a high level of academic excellence
  • Insure fiscal solvency
  • Recruit & retain quality staff
J. A. "Andy" Thorson 612 votes 21.5%
  • Occupation: Parent/Businessman
  • Phone: 424-5741; Addr: 127 Brookside Dr, Portola Valley, CA 94028
Kimberly Brown Click here for more information about this candidate 269 votes 9.5%
  • Occupation: Parent, Volunteer, Consultant
  • BS, Organizational Behavior
  • Special Education Parent Resource, Portola Valley School District
  • Special Education Parent Resource, San Mateo County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)
  • Liaison to the San Mateo County SELPA Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
  • Co-Lead Teacher, Valley Presbyterian Church
  • Consultant (Human Resources Communications)
Priorities:
  • Provide a high quality education with high student, parent, teacher, staff and community satisfaction
  • Motivate and professionally develop our energetic, creative and extremely high quality teachers and staff
  • Continue to ensure sound fiscal responsibility in a declining and uncertain budget environment
Joe Androlowicz Click here for more information about this candidate 220 votes 7.7%
  • Occupation: Education/Training Manager
  • BA Communication
  • MS Instructional Technology
  • Member International Society for Performance Improvement
  • Former president of chapters of Association of Educational Communications and Technologies (AECT) and National Society for Performance and Instruction
  • Training Manager for HP (NonStop Enterprise Division)
Priorities:
  • Provide educational expertise to the board for sound decision and policy making.
  • Offset shrinking budgets with creative and innovative solutions while effectively managing the current resources.
  • Provide all necessary support to assist the students, parents, administration, faculty, site councils and PTA.
Alan Denenberg 177 votes 6.2%
  • Occupation: Lawyer/Parent
  • Phone: 752-2004; Addr: 440 Cervantes Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028; Email: alan.denenberg@dpw.com
Maria M. Geenen 128 votes 4.5%
  • Occupation: Parent/Community Volunteer
  • Addr: 115 Golden Oak Dr, Portola Valley, CA 94028; Email: maria@trendfocus.com

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Portola Valley School District Board Candidates Forum
Wednesday, 22 October 2003
7:30 - 9 pm
Ormondale School, 200 Shawnee Pass Rd., Portola Valley
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