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Ray Gadbois
2,335 votes
35.9%
- Occupation: Financial Advisor
- 30 years of education and work experience in accounting, finance and business management, including CPA and MBA from UCLA
- 8 years as active volunteer and proven leader in the school community working closely with School Board & District staff
- 5 years of service on the board of the Piedmont Educational Foundation, as Treasurer, Investment Committee Chair, Vice President and now President
- Co-chair of 2005 Parcel Tax Committee, working closely with the District to analyze the budget and prepare a 5-year forecast of funding requirements
- Member of Budget Advisory Committee, learning about the District budget and providing input to the Superintendent on priorities
- Ray and his wife Deborah have 2 children in the Piedmont Schools, including a 7th grader in the Middle School and a 4th grader at Wildwood
Priorities:
- Quality of Education: renew our focus on the academic curriculum in order to maintain and enhance the quality of our educational program
- Strong Fiscal Management: develop a long term financial plan and goals in order to achieve a sustainable budget model
- Seismic Risk Reducation: establish a comprehensive decision process in order to make our schools safe with prudent use of bond funding
Roy Tolles
2,287 votes
35.2%
- Occupation: Civil Enginer
- Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Stanford University
- 25 years experience in the seismic design, research and investigation of buildings primarily in California - Principal ELT & Associates
- Member of the Structural Engineers Association of California and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
- Volunteer for four years in Piedmont community; this will be his fourth year as coach and third year as head coach with Piedmont Baseball Foundation
- Roy and his wife Carol have two children: one is currently in second grade at Havens elementary and the second entering Havens next fall.
Priorities:
- Quality of Education: need to focus our efforts and search to find out what more we could offer to the students at all levels of the schools.
- School Safety: Seismic retrofitting is the current top priority and needs to be done effectively and with a maximum of fiscal restraint.
- Open Process: Public input is critical for making the best decision for seismic safety and for keeping our curriculum at the highest level.
Eileen C. Ruby
1,847 votes
28.4%
- Occupation: Retired Sales Representative
- President Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay
- President Piedmont Middle School
- Endowment Campaign Chair Piedmont Educational Foundation
- Annual Campaign Chair Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay
Priorities:
- Provide a quality eduation for every student at every level
- Exercise fiscal restraint and maintain a prudent reserve
- Improve the safety of our school buildings
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Events
League of Women Voters Election Forum
- Date: Thursday, Feb. 9
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Location: Beach School Auditorium
Cable Broadcasts of League Election Forum
Date: Monday, Feb. 27, 2006
Times: 7 AM, 2 PM, 5 PM, 9 PM
Station: KCOM, Channel 27
Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
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Date: Monday, March 6, 2006
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Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
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