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San Mateo County, CA November 3, 2015 Election
Board Member; Hillsborough City School District; 4 Year Term Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 21 8:37pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (7/7)
29.5% Voter Turnout (105,341/357,191)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Margi Power Click here for more information about this candidate 1,737 votes 33.7%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • HCSD Board President
  • Parent of two recent graduates of HCSD Schools
  • Former Hillsborough Schools Foundation Co-President
  • M.A. Educational Policy, Stanford University
  • B.A. Bowdoin College
  • Teach for America Charter Corps Member
Priorities:
  • Maintaining our schools' high standard of excellence
  • Continuing to innovate in a financially sustainable way
  • Pursuing programs that not only meet, but exceed the rigorous new state standards
Gregory J. Dannis Click here for more information about this candidate 1,627 votes 31.6%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Past HCSD Board President and Vice-President
  • Parent of three graduates of HCSD schools
  • President of Dannis Woliver Kelley, Califronia's leading Education law firm
  • Member San Mateo County on School District Organization
  • 35 year career serving California public schools in the areas of finance, property/construction, personnel, labor relations, and effective governance
  • 2014 California Lawyer of the Year in Education Law
Priorities:
  • Maintaining our schools' high standard of excellence
  • Continuing to innovate in a financially sustainable way
  • Pursuing programs that not only meet, but exceed the rigorous new state standards
Andrew Wahl Click here for more information about this candidate 922 votes 17.9%
  • Occupation: Entrepreneur/Parent
  • Concerned parent of three graduates of HCSD schools
  • Board member of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Executive Mentor in the California Program for Entrepreneurship (CAPE)
  • Personally filed 3 IPO's with the SEC, corporate financial officer on the following international stock exchanges: NYSE, NASDAQ, ASE, and TSX
  • Executive management expertise and experience in operating companies from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. Strength in team building.
  • BA Villanova University, MBA Rutgers University, Stanford Advanced Management College
Priorities:
  • Recapture the position of "Number One School District in California" and not just based on untested Common Core standards
  • Eliminate the $1 million annual deficit spending without affecting classroom funding, and adding annual continuing education for all teachers
  • Develop independent qualification of excellence with input from parents, teachers, administration, independent educators and educational scholars
Pearl Wu, M.D. Click here for more information about this candidate 866 votes 16.8%
  • Occupation: Parent of three HCSD graduates & Seasoned Physician Leader
  • Mount Holyoke College, B.A.,Biochemistry; Tufts University School of Medicine, MD; Internship & Residency: Cedars-Sinai/UCLA; Research at NIH/NCI
  • Two-Terms Medical Staff President; Physician Wellness Champion, Team Lead Physician
  • Documentation and Coding Medical Director to ensure top quality medical care
  • Chair, West School Wellness Committee with emphasis on "Healthy Choices, Healthy Me!" and SAY NO TO DRUGS for Red Ribbon Week 2012
  • Extensive Parent Volunteerism/Attending Class Physician; Assistant Coach for Hillsborough AYSO Soccer; 2002 to present
  • America's Top Physicians Recognition by Consumers' Research Council 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014; SMC Medical Association Physician Lead for WALK WITH A DOC
Priorities:
  • Uphold educational excellence with focus on Language Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and World Languages
  • Ensure fiscal stewardship of a healthy budget, free of deficit spending, and to keep funding close to students
  • Create a high performing team on the Hillsborough School Board to set direction, vision and goals for central office staff to succeed for students

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