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Susan Henry
65107 votes
34.7%
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Huntington Beach Union High School District
- Registered Nurse
- Nursing Degrees - Santa Ana College, Cal State Fullerton
- Director/High School Representative to the Orange County School Boards Association
- President, HBUHSD Board of Trustees 2003
- PTA Honorary Service Award-1994; PTA Continuing Service Award-1996; PTA Golden Oak Award, 1997
- Past President, Fountain Valley High School Education Foundation
Priorities:
- Increase student achievement with highly qualified teachers
- Fiscal accountability and diligent oversight of Measure C bond dollars
- Ensure student safety and improve community communication
Michael H. Simons
56318 votes
30.0%
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Huntington Beach Union School District
- B.S. Zoology, Michigan State University
- D.P.M. California College Podiatric Medicine S.F.Ca.
- M.S. Medical Education C.C.P.M. S.F. Ca.
- Calif. Dept. Consumer Affairs/Governor appointment
- Community Services Commission/City ofHuntBeach
- InfrastructureAdvisoryCommission/CityofHuntBeach
Priorities:
- Fiscal accountibility of recent Measure C school bond monies
- Priority funding of programs that have direct student benefit
- Continued increasing test scores with highly qualified teachers
Jim Peters
27222 votes
14.5%
- Occupation: Educational Consultant
Vivian Kirkpatrick-Pilger
22326 votes
11.9%
- Occupation: Management Services Officer
- President of Citizens for Government Accountability
- I have worked at the University of California, Irvine for 24 years
- Manager of the largest department in the engineering school at UCI for 14 years
- Experience managing funds, preparing budgets, meeting budget goals
- Served on the Westminster Citizens Advisory Group and the Infrastructure Committee
- Community Activist, 31 year career of decision making, analysis and management
Priorities:
- Demand unbiased treatment of students regardless of race, sex, religion or national origin
- Demand greater accountability to taxpayers
- Work to strengthen basics and increase API Scores to 800 for every school in the district
Mark Ahrens
16459 votes
8.8%
- Occupation: Local Television Producer
- Receiving B.A. from the University of Southern California
- Active member at Grace Lutheran Church (http://www.gracehb.org)
- Participate in "Citizens for Government Accountability."
- Former president of my high school's Kiwanis Key Club volunteer organization.
- Participated in the California Junior Scholarship Foundation (CJSF) that interacts with Special Education students.
- Received prestigious "National Scholar/Athlete Award"
Priorities:
- Promote higher academic standards and achievement in English and Math.
- Fight to prevent future racial quotas & religious discrimination.
- Propose televising board meetings.
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