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Cy Gulassa
29,514 votes
72.3%
- Occupation: Community College Educator
- 30 years English Professor at De Anza Community College
- 15 years President of the Faculty Association of Foothill-DeAnza Community College District
- Honored as FACCC Community College Faculty Member of the Year, 1995
- Chair of State Task Force that reformed California Community Colleges (AB 1725)
- Honored by California Senate and Assembly resolutions for exceptional service to California Community Colleges
- Community Activist, Member of the Rockridge Community Planning Council Board of Directors (RCPC), Chief Editor Rockridge News
Priorities:
- Provide our diverse students with the vocational, transfer, lifelong learning, and basic skills programs that lead to success.
- Lobby for more state revenue and an increase in the number of students the state will fund.
- Provide leadership so that Board decisions are informed, reasonable, fair, and factually based.
Melanie Sweeney-Griffith
11,139 votes
27.3%
- Occupation: Psychologist- 15 years of leadership experience.
- The only candidate who has taught in the Peralta District,
- Recognized by Congresswoman, Barbara Lee,Tom Bates, County Board of Supervisors, for community activism, & California "Volunteer of the Year"
- Consensus builder, will work collaborativly with Board members, students, faculty,and all employees.
- Consultation to Marcus Foster Educational Institution, JFK Center for Educational Research,
- Conducted initial research for PBS show " Sesame Street"
- Experience in multimillion dollar budgeting, policy development, strategic & long range planning
Priorities:
- The role of a Board member is not to "Teach." It is to represent the community, to oversee the Chancellor, set policy, manage the district,
- and most importantly "Balance the Budget." I bring 15 years leadership experience in all these areas.
- I will assure that all policies are student driven and student success is the priority goal.
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Events
Candidates' Forums - The public is invited to attend.
- Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at Noon
Room B-210 Laney College
900 Fallon Street, Oakland 94607
- Saturday, October 30, 2004
Rebroadcast of Oct. 7 Forum
On KTOP, Channel 10
10:30 - 11:00 AM (approx. time)
- Sunday, October 24, 2004
Rebroadcast of Oct 7 Forum
On KTOP Channel 10
2:30 - 3:00 PM (approx. time)
- Check LWV Berkeley/Albany/Emeryville's web site for rebroadcast schedule of October 8 Forum
- Thursday, October 7
6:30 - 7 PM
Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1
1 City Hall Plaza (14th & Broadway), Oakland
Sponsored by LWV Oakland
- Friday, October 8
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Vista College Annex
2075 Allston Way, Berkeley
Sponsored by LWV Berkeley-Albany-Emeryville
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