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San Mateo County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Governing Board Member; Ravenswood City School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Jan 24 10:42am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (19/19)
78.9% Voter Turnout (307,350/389,718)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Sharifa Wilson Click here for more information about this candidate 3,119 votes 27.0%

  • Occupation: Director-College Track
  • Former Mayor, East Palo Alto
  • Former City Council Member, EPA
  • Teacher, Administrator
  • Bachelor of Science, New York University
Priorities:
  • Focus on improving educational outcomes for students
  • Adopt a comprehensive strategic plan to increase student achievement levels
  • Create partnerships to increase access to services for students and their families
Saree Mading Click here for more information about this candidate 2,022 votes 17.5%
  • Occupation: Vice Principal
  • Former Charter School Teacher
  • Former Ravenswood Teacher/Administrator
  • Master of Public Administration, Notre Dame de Namur University
  • Bachelor of Arts, CSU Sacramento
Priorities:
  • Increase Student Achievement
  • Improve Staff Retention
  • Implement Effective Board Practices
Charlie Mae Knight 1,630 votes 14.1%
  • Occupation: Retired Educator
Jacqueline "Jacquie" Wallace Greene Click here for more information about this candidate 1,438 votes 12.4%
  • Occupation: Incumbent/Development Associate
  • Stanford University
  • Graduate School of Business
Priorities:
  • Bridging the Academic Achievement Gap
  • Successfully Leaving the Special Education Program Mandate
  • Sucessfully Leaving Program Improvement Status
Marilu Lopez Serrano 1,255 votes 10.9%
  • Occupation: Administrative Associate
Court Skinner Click here for more information about this candidate 1,122 votes 9.7%
  • Occupation: Retired Executive
  • Chair, East Palo Alto Planning Commission
  • President, Creative Montessori Learning Center
  • Founder, Computers for Everyone
  • Participant, WiFi101
  • Tutor, JobTrain GED program
Priorities:
  • Improve district education experience for all participants
  • Improve collaboration among students, parents, teachers, staff
  • Resolve special education and other major fiscal issues
Heather Starnes 972 votes 8.4%
  • Occupation: Community/Youth Developer

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