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Contra Costa County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Board Member; San Ramon Valley Unified School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 28 11:39am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (93/93)
(438 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.55%)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Rachel Hurd Click here for more information about this candidate 22916 votes 28.89%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UC Davis
  • Total Quality Management trainer and staff manager in technology and business development, McDonnell Douglas Corporation
  • Past President, Special Needs Chairman, and VP Communications, San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs and current board member
  • Reading Intervention Tutoring Program founder and tutor
  • Co-Chair Measure C Campaign
  • Graduate of Leadership San Ramon Valley
Priorities:
  • Improving student learning and engagement for all students, while maintaining fiscal solvency
  • Safe, inclusive and welcoming school environments
  • Preparing our students to be productive, engaged and fulfilled 21st century citizens with viable options for their futures
Denise Jennison Click here for more information about this candidate 21248 votes 26.78%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Education Advocate/Community Volunteer
  • President, Contra Costa County School Boards Association
  • CA State PTA Board of Managers Commissioner
  • Teacher
  • Corporate Sites Manager, Gymboree Corporation
  • Member - Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society
Priorities:
  • Successfully prepare all students for college and careers in a global economy
  • Maintain fiscal transparency and solvency
  • Collaborate with all stakeholders
Ken Mintz Click here for more information about this candidate 18185 votes 22.92%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • SRVUSD School Board member (1992-1996, 2009-present), Board President (1996 & 2013)
  • SRVUSD facilities advisory and oversight & bond feasibility committees member and chairman (1996-2003), Board liaison (2009-present)
  • San Ramon Parks & Community Services Commissioner (1988-2002, 2006-2009, five time chairman)
  • AT&T, Area Manager, External Affairs
  • MBA, University of Texas at Austin
  • BSBA, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Priorities:
  • Working together to provide the best possible education for all children through consensus building and mutual respect
  • Enhancing educational programs, maintaining/improving facilities and supporting staff through sound fiscal oversight
  • Preparing our youth to be contributing members of society
Jerome C. Pandell Click here for more information about this candidate 16548 votes 20.86%
  • Occupation: Engineering/Architecture Counsel
  • Member, University of California-Hastings College of the Law Board of Governors
  • Graduate of San Ramon Valley Unified School District Elementary, Middle & High Schools
  • Treasurer - Board of Directors, Landmark Oak Homeowners Association (Danville, CA)
  • B.A., with Honors - Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
  • Founding Member - Northwestern University Leadership Circle Board of Directors
  • Member - Contra Costa County Bar Association Young Lawyers Task Force
Priorities:
  • Increase Accessibility & Transparency by Videotaping School Board Meetings and Making Videos Accessible Online
  • Maintain San Ramon Valley Unified School District's Traditions of Excellence by Collaborating with Parents, Teachers, Students, and the Community
  • Implement 21st Century Learning & Educational Standards In a Fiscally Responsible & Collaborative Way

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