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Chester County, PA May 21, 2013 Election
School Director; Great Valley School District; Region I; Republican Party Voter Information

4 Year Term.

This contest will only appear on Republican party ballots.

Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Pat Gillespie Click here for more information about this candidate 376 votes 27.09%

  • Party: Republican, Democratic
  • Occupation: Retired
  • Bryn Mawr College, BA Mathematics, cum laude
  • Univ. of Pennsylvania, MSEE Computer & Info Sciences, courses completed, GPA 4.0
  • Franklin Insitute Research Labs, Operations Research, 4 years
  • Glaxo-SmithKline, Business Operations, 28 years
  • GVSD, School Board Director, 10 months
  • GVSD, Volunteer, 33 years
Priorities:
  • Educational Excellence, annual goals for increased performance for all students
  • Tight Fiscal Management, walk tight line between value and cost, pay back and expense
  • Maximize Working Relationships within Board, between Board and Staff, and between Board and Community
David Barratt 364 votes 26.22%
  • Party: Republican, Democratic
Richard McSweeney Click here for more information about this candidate 361 votes 26.01%
  • Party: Republican, Democratic
  • Occupation: IT Management
  • Bachelor's Degree (Mechanical Engineering) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Master's Degree in Business Administration, Penn State
  • P&L responsibility for a $200+ million business with over 600 employees in 10 countries
  • 5 years of Board of Directors experience, 4 of them as Board President
  • Currently on the East Whiteland Environmental Action Committee
  • Published - Customer Facing Skills in the IT Industry, International Management Forum
Priorities:
  • Put money into our classrooms, not just into the bank
  • Operate with equal respect towards our students, their families, and the taxpayers who all share a vested interest in the REAL value of GVSD
  • Clear goals to drive excellence in education
Lani Carrow Click here for more information about this candidate 282 votes 20.32%
  • Party: Republican, Democratic
  • Occupation: Teacher and Staff Trainer
  • M.A. Counseling Psychology, Immaculata University
  • B.A. Psychology, George Mason University
  • Myers-Briggs Certified Practitioner
  • Co-Author, "The New Normal" A Guide to Achieving Work/Life Balance
  • Master Facilitator
  • Human Resource Professional
Priorities:
  • Alert to Budget Challenges
  • Enhance Quality of All-Level Academics, Arts, Sciences and Sports
  • Moderate Tax Revenues & Student Fees

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