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Los Angeles, Orange County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Cary C. Chen

Candidate for
Governing Board Member; Rowland Unified School District

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Cary C. Chen 1887 Calle Madrid Rowland Heights, CA 91748 Ph: 626 912 8018, Fax: 626 964 7668 carychen4edu@gmail.com

Year Born: August 1951 Birth Place: Hong Kong Lived and educated in Taiwan. 1953-1976 Studied at Graduate School in Akron, Ohio 76-78 Worked as geophysicist in Houston, TX 78-81 Chose Rowland Heights for home since 1981 Education: Elementary Education: Elementary School of Air Force in Taipei (1963) High School: St. Ignatius High School 1969, Catholic boarding school. (1963-1969) B.S. in Geology, University of Chinese Culture, (1969 + 1974) ROTC as 2nd Lieutenant in Taiwan's Chinese Marine(1974 + 1976) Received Masters' of Science degree in Earth Science from the University of Akron 1976-78 Professional experience + Scientist / Geophysicist Employed by Western Geophysical in Houston TX, as software developing geophysicist.1978-1981 Worked for Union Oil (UNOCAL76) as software development supervisor 1981-1991 Business Experience + Businessman Worked for Midas International as V.P. for Asian markets development.1991-1994 Founded CMS Furniture in 1994. Importing, warehousing and marketing restaurant/hotel furniture. Community Service + Educator Served Hacienda Heights Area Chinese School as volunteer since 1992. Took duty as Principal in 1993. Served Southern California Council of Chinese Schools as Financial Officer and Executive Board Member in 1993, and 1994

Served as Principal at Super Institute since 1995. An after-school / summer school program at Wedgeworth Elementary School in Hacienda Height. Offer academic enrichment programs for K-12. Founded Southern California Society of International Trade. Organized seminars and training courses for international business. A design patent was granted in 2007 Received various of recognitions from State of California, County of Los Angeles, Cites of Monterey Park, Alhambra, Cerritos, Arcadia, School Boards of Mt.SAC, Hacienda-La Puente, SCCCS, and HHACS. for my dedications to community in education. Family + Raised three children in Rowland David was born in 1979, graduated from Rowland High School in 1997. Received his M.A, from UCSD. Working at a consulting firm at Washington D.C Joy was born in 1984, graduated from Rowland High School in 2002. Studying law at Loyola School of Law in Los Angeles Carol was born in 1987, studied at Rowland Elementary, Alvarado, and spent first year in Rowland High School, studying Biology in Scripps, and working part time at City of Hope.

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