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San Mateo County, CA November 3, 1998 General

Board Member; Cabrillo Unified School District

Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Marina J. Stariha 3,098 votes 16.1%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Registered Nurse
  • BA History and Economics
  • Executive Committee Coastside Collaborative for Children, Youth and Families
Priorities:
  • Literacy, having every child read and write at grade-level
  • Increase our number of students graduating from High School
  • Improve curriculum by making it more relevant to the real world
Ken Wilson 2,649 votes 13.8%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
Dwight Wilson 2,568 votes 13.3%
  • Occupation: Health Care Professional
Ric Lohman 2,406 votes 12.5%
  • Occupation: Computer Systems Manager
Jolanda Schreurs 2,392 votes 12.4%
  • Party: NA
  • Occupation: Scientific Consulting/Illustration
  • B.S., Biology Cornell Univ; Ph.D., Pharmacology Stanford Univ
  • Employment History: Scientist/Senior Scientist, Biotechnology (DNAX Research Institute, Cetus, Chiron, Arris)
  • Chair, $35M Measure K Bond
  • President, Friends of Farallone PTA
  • Board Member, Farallone Education Fund
  • Member, HMB High School Renovation Committee
Priorities:
  • We need to increase funding for educational programs, class size reduction, teacher salaries and staff develop't, books, technology, and basicsupplies
  • We need to promote academic excellence; Analyze curricular strengths and weaknesses; Set standards; Implement accountability
  • Complete facilities' construction projects; New Middle School construction; HMB High School Science/Art/Computer Building
Emily Berk 2,212 votes 11.5%
  • Occupation: Computer Systems Analyst
  • Secretary, Cunha Site Council
  • Member, CUSD District Advisory Committee
  • Member, CUSD Budget Advisory Committee
  • Education Coordinator, Coastside Mothers' Club
  • Founding member, Committee for music in elementary schools
  • Member Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Mensa
Priorities:
  • Academic excellence -- an appropriate education for every Coastside student
  • Clear communication focused on the issues we care about between the school board and the community
  • Attention to detail
Leonard W. Stone 1,754 votes 9.1%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Insurance Agent
  • Charter Life Underwriter
Priorities:
  • Develop curriculum that focuses on the basics, particularly in K through 6.
  • Teach teachers to simplify instruction and teach fewer subjects in depth.
  • Keep the schools responsive to the parents and open to the community.
Joe Gore 1,383 votes 7.2%
  • Occupation: Councilman, Mid-Coast Community Council
Sam Caponio 760 votes 3.9%
  • Occupation: Retired Labor Representative

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