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Alameda County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
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Priscilla Myrick's Statement of Qualifications

By Priscilla Myrick

Candidate for School Board Director; City of Berkeley

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"My experience in the classroom and in financial management will bring a fresh perspective and results-oriented skills to the Berkeley school board. It's time to implement plans, evaluate with data and target scarce resources to programs that work in raising student achievement."--Priscilla Myrick
I will bring over 20 years of wide-ranging financial management experience to the School Board. I am a former controller for Genentech and former chief financial officer in the bioscience industry. As treasurer of an organization supporting homeless families, I improved fiscal systems to create sustainable services. For ten years I have coached BUSD students in writing through a nonprofit I helped establish. I received a BA in Religious Studies from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Columbia University. I am a 26-year resident of Berkeley and parent of two Berkeley High graduates. My experience in the classroom and in financial management will provide a fresh perspective and results-oriented skills to the School Board. As School Board Director, I will: (1) demand academic excellence to raise the achievement of all 9,000 BUSD students, and (2) improve BUSD accountability and oversight for spending decisions and fiscal management. In tough economic times, our district needs a board member who can tackle the challenges of uncertain state funding and ensure effective spending of local parcel taxes and school construction bond funds. My proven financial management skills and ongoing commitment to the education of all Berkeley students is needed now more than ever.

I have been endorsed by community leaders, parents, teachers and community members concerned about education and the Berkeley public schools. Please visit http://www.myrick4berkeleyschools.com.

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