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San Mateo County, CA November 8, 2011 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Dennis P. McBride

Candidate for
Board Member; Redwood City School District

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Professional Experience:

2003 to present Redwood City School Board Trustee

1998 to present Executive coach to Financial Executives

1986 to 1998 Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA

1997 to 1998 Senior Vice-President, World Trade Operations

1988 to 1997 Vice President, Corporate Controller

1986 to 1988 Director of Finance, Corporate Controller

1977 to 1986 Spectra Physics

1974 to 1977 Haskins & Sells

EDUCATION:

Masters in Governance, California School Boards Association, 2006

MBA, Santa Clara University, 1980

BA, Golden Gate University, 1974

PROFESSIONAL:

Certified Public Accountant, California

Experience auditing school districts.

AFFILIATIONS:

Member:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

California Society of Certified Public Accountants

Financial Executives Institute - Past member and treasurer

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Redwood City School District:

Redwood City School Board 2003 - present

Redwood City Community for Better Schools Treasurer 2011 to present

Redwood City Education Foundation - Treasurer for three years

Kennedy Middle School - Member of School Site Council for two years. President one year.

Roosevelt School - Member Site Council for eight years. President three years, Co-president two years.

Guest speaker on careers at Kennedy Middle School

Redwood City School District Measure E Parcel Tax Treasurer 2009

Redwood City School District Measure V Parcel Tax Co-chairman and assistant treasurer 2005

Redwood City School District Measure B Bond Treasurer 2002

Sequoia High School District:

Sequoia Union High School District parent of the year 2003 -2004

Woodside High School Foundation for two years

Woodside High School Shared Decision Council for seven years

Youth Achievement Program Crime Prevention Advisory Board at Woodside High School

Youth Achievement Program at Woodside High School + Treasurer

Sequoia Union High School District Measure G Bond Endorsement Committee Chair Sequoia Union High School Measure G Bond Oversight Committee Chairman for six years 2002 - 2008

Sequoia Union High School Measure H Bond Oversight Committee Chairman for four years 2004 - 2008

Sequoia Union High School Measure J Bond Treasurer 2008

Community at large:

Sequoia Awards Treasurer 2006 + present

Santa Clara University Law School Advisory Board for Northern California Innocence Project 2006 - present

San Mateo County School Board Association President one year, past President two years 2008 -2011

Adopted Overfelt High School Accounting class for three years. 95% graduation rate, all were first in their families to graduate from high school. 1995 - 1998

Mentor with MenTTiumTM 100, a program to mentor high potential woman

San Jose Children's Shelter - Member of fundraising committee that raised over $15 million for the new facility

Treasurer of Little Hands Nursery School, Belmont, CA

Junior Achievement of Santa Clara County + Advisor to high school students 1974 - 1976

Junior Achievement Project Business of Santa Clara County + taught economics class 1984 - 1985

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