Candidate for
Member; Santa Clara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

San Jose Mercury News (10/15/2010):
"Trustee Area 2: George Tyson

T.N. Ho is retiring from this area, which runs from Los Altos to Los Gatos. There are three qualified candidates to succeed him, but former Cupertino Union trustee George Tyson is the most likely to bring a thoughtful approach to the board -- and to avoid getting sucked into its drama.

Tyson, a biotech executive, is a tireless volunteer and president of the West Valley Community Services board. But education is his passion, and it shows in his ability to speak with authority about the issues. He's served at every level, from the PTA to the school board, and those who have worked with him say he is calm, smart, a great listener and an extraordinary collaborator, just what this dysfunctional board needs."

Los Altos Town Crier (10/13/2010):
"For the county education board, we endorse George Tyson ... Tyson offers financial experience and school board experience - he served as a Cupertino Union School District trustee from 2003 to 2007. We value his commitment to prudent fiscal management and working more closely with the county's 31 school districts."

Education Leaders:

All four CUSD Board members I served with:
Pearl Cheng, Ben Liao, Jo Lucey, Gary McCue

Current SCCBOE Board members:
Leon Beachman, Joseph DiSalvo, Anna Song

Local School Board Members:
Cupertino Union SD: Ben Liao, Jo Lucey, Gary McCue, Phyllis Vogel, Barbara Fielden (former), Emily Lee Kelley (former) Roberta Pabst (former)
Foothill DeAnza: Joan Barram, Pearl Cheng, Bruce Swenson, Dolly Sandoval (former)
Fremont Union HSD: Nancy Newton, Barbara Nunes, Hung Wei, Bill Wilson
Lakeside SD : Les Niles
Los Altos SD: Bill Cooper, Mark Goines, Margot Harrigan, Doug Smith, David Luskin (former)
Los Gatos Saratoga HSD: Michelle VanZuiden, Lorrie Wernick
Los Gatos SD: Kathy Bays, Phil Couchee, Chris Miller
Mountain View Los Altos HSD: Judy Hannemann, Julia Rosenberg, Susan Sweeley
Mountain View Wisman SD: Rose Filicetti (former)
Saratoga Union SD: Michael Gipe
Sunnyvale SD: Jeff Arnett, Nancy Newkirk

School Superintendents:
Polly Bove (FUHSD), Barry Groves (MVLAHSD), Joe Hamilton (FUHSD former), Phil Quon (CUSD)

Other Education Leaders:
Don McKenzie, President, FUHSD Foundation
Steve Ting, President of Shin Shin Educational Foundation
Eleanor Watanabe, CEEF Executive Director (former)

Elected Officials

Jim Beall, Assembly #24
Liz Kniss, County Supervisor (and former Palo Alto School Board member and CUSD nurse)
Sally Lieber, Assembly #22, former
Larry Stone, Santa Clara County Assessor

Cupertino Mayor: Kris Wang, Cupertino City Council: Orrin Mahoney
Former Cupertino Mayors: John Gatto, Sandy James, Phil Johnson, Richard Lowenthal, Dolly Sandoval
Former Cupertino City Council: Kathy Nellis

Bob Grimm (Los Altos former Mayor), John Howe (Sunnyvale former Mayor), Chuck Page (Saratoga City Council), Don Perry (Monte Sereno Mayor), Chris Moylan (Sunnyvale Vice Mayor)

Local Citizens:

Bob Adams, Liz and Van Adams, Don Allari, Don Allen, Steve Andrews, Harvey Barnett, Sheila Barry, Ellie and Ray Bortner, Melonie Brophy, John Bruzus, Lynn Ching, Ann and Joe Cleaver, Chuck Corr, Helen and Jim Davis, Larry and Laurie Dean, Chuck and Marion Devine, Don Fox, Jim Gibson, John Giovanola, Suman Ganapathy, Cathy and Marshall Goldman, Ram Gopal, Gauri Guleria, Tom Hall, Leslie Hay, Dick Henning, Terry Hughmanick, Bill Kerr, Sarita Kohli, Uina Kubota, Joann Leonard, Sunita Maheshwari, Marj Mancuso, Claudette Miller, Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, Clari Nolet, Scott Plautz, Roberta Pyne, Hugh and Janet Ridell, Jerra Rowland, Steve Rudd, Joe Seither, Vardy Shtein, Steve Spitts, Marcia and Mike Stasi, Don Staub, Debbie and Scott Stauffer, Dave Stearns, Pam and Wendell Stephens, Don Sun, Desmond Tan, Savita Vaidyanathan, Jim and Linda Walker, Barbara Wilbur, Judy Wilson