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Santa Clara County, CA November 8, 2005 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Val Carpenter

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Los Altos

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  • Current Los Altos Planning Commissioner and Board of Adjustments Committee member
  • Former Los Altos Historical Commission Chair, Vice Chair and Commissioner
  • Current member, Rotary Club of Los Altos, Los Altos Chamber of Commerce, Los Altos Village Association, Association of the Los Altos Historical Museum, Los Altos Community Foundation
  • Chair, Los Altos History Museum "Los Altos: Celebrating 50 Years of Community" Exhibit Committee
  • Member, Los Altos Community Picnic Planning Committee since inception
  • Former Board of Directors member for 4 non-profit organizations: AchieveKids/Zonta Services, Marin Child Abuse Prevention Council, Child Abuse Prevention Center, San Jose Symphony
  • Lifetime Girl Scout and current Gold Award Advisor to Los Altos Cadette/Senior Girl Scout Troop 321
  • Own and operate Los Altos-based business
  • Silicon Valley VP with publicly-held corporations and venture-funded startups for 17 years
  • YWCA of Santa Clara Valley Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) Honoree in 2000
  • Stanford MBA; BS in Business, Indiana University
  • 15-year resident; age 51; married; 2 daughters in college

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