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Alameda County, CA February 4, 2014 Election
Board of Education Member; City of Piedmont Voter Information

Results as of Feb 5 3:54pm
(5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Amal Smith Click here for more information about this candidate 1,879 votes 44.9%

  • Occupation: University Administrator
  • 24 years in higher education: consulting, financial management and business operations
  • President & treasurer, Piedmont Educational Foundation
  • President & treasurer, Beach Parents Organization
  • Treasurer, Piedmont High School Parent Club
  • Member, Budget Advisory Committee, PHS Boosters & PHS Wellness Center Advisory Committee
  • MBA, USC
Priorities:
  • Ensuring strong fiscal oversight and prudent allocation of District resources
  • Maintaining our excellent schools by continuing to build programs and leverage technology to develop critical thinkers and deep learners
  • Continuing the commitment to on-going collaborative teacher evaluation and development
Douglas M. "Doug" Ireland Click here for more information about this candidate 1,695 votes 40.5%
  • Occupation: Retired Financial Executive
  • School Parcel Tax Co-Chair 2012-13
  • Piedmont Educational Foundation 2005-2011
  • Barclays 2008-2013
  • Lehman Brothers 1984-2008
  • San Francisco Girls Chorus Board 1998-2011
  • Dartmouth College BA 1977
Priorities:
  • Integrate Common Core curriculum
  • Teacher evaluations and professional development process
  • Maintain fiscal discipline
Hari Titan Click here for more information about this candidate 605 votes 14.5%
  • Occupation: Big-Data Scientist
  • 15 years experience in predictive modeling for financial services companies and internet retailers
  • Inventor of U.S. Patent #US5745654 used in the Fair Isaac credit card fraud prevention system
  • Assistant Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Physics and Computing
  • PhD Computer Science (U. Waterloo '93)
Priorities:
  • Maintain an electronic town hall to help parents get involved in School Board decisions
  • Gather facts, ask the hard questions, find the right answers and try to build consensus
  • Recognize when a community value judgement is required... help inform and poll the public

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  Candidates Answer Questions

The League of Women Voters of Piedmont has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 3 questions on Types of bonds, Common Core Curriculum, and Budgeting.

Events

Candidate Forums

  • DATE: Thursday, January 9th, 2014
    TIME: 7:30-9 p.m.
    PLACE: Piedmont City Hall,120 Vista Avenue
    SPONSOR: League of Women Voters of Piedmont
    The Public is invited to attend.

    Those unable to attend are invited to view a simulcast of the event on KCOM-TV, channel 27. This year, for the first time, questions may be submitted by viewers at home via text message. The text number will be announced on the air.
News and Analysis

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