Candidates
(Vote for 3)
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Ted Driscoll
1,463 votes
27.9%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- PhD. Stanford (Earth Sciences) '85
- M.Arch. Harvard '78
- PV Planning Commisioner '89-93
- PV ASCC Commisioner '86-89
Priorities:
- Maintain Rural Character and Open Space Orientation
- Maintain Fiscal Prudence and Volunteer-oriented Town Government
- Restore Town Center to its former place as Community Gathering Place
Maryann Moise Derwin
1,412 votes
26.9%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer/Parent
- PV School District: Board Member PV Schools Foundation; PTA President/Co-Pres. Corte Madera 2002-04; Co-Chair School Bond 2001
- Awards: Recipient PVPTA Founder's Day Award 2005
- Town of PV: Blues & BBQ 1999-2001; Writer for Town Newsletter
- Professional Experience: Bay Relations, public relations/public affairs firm; Maryann Moise Copywriting Etc.
- Education: U.C. Santa Cruz and C.S.U. Sacramento: B.A. English; University of Illinois Chicago, Program for Writers: M.A. English
- Personal: Married to Doug Derwin. We have lived in PV for more than 13 years and have two teenage sons.
Priorities:
- Preserve our town's beauty by carrying forward our founders' guiding principles: preservation of open space, conservation and a volunteer government.
- Heal the divisions in the community by uniting behind our shared core values as a town.
- Bring greater transparency to town government through improved communication particularly with respect to public funds for developing large projects.
Richard T. Merk
1,341 votes
25.6%
Sally Ann Reiss
1,026 votes
19.6%
- Occupation: Mother/Vice President Communication
- Community Volunteer - Community Events, PV School District, PV School Foundation, Parks and Rec Cmtte, Coach of Soccer, Basketball, Baseball
- Vice President Corporate Communications, OpenTV - Retired
- Founding Team Member, TiVo Inc.
- Professional experience in finance, communication, business negotiations and investor relations.
- B.A. Political Sc/ Economics, University of Victoria
- Hobbies: Camping, hiking, outdoor adventures, sports and languages.
Priorities:
- Preserve, maintain and improve Portola Valley's rural character, open spaces, trails and community spaces.
- Improve communication between town government and residents.
- Improve quality of services residents receive from the Town
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Event
- Candidates' Forum
- Tuesday, October 4th
- Portola Valley Town Center
765 Portola Valley Rd.
- 7:30 - 9 pm
- sponsored by LWV-South San Mateo County
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