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Santa Clara County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Fiona Walter

Candidate for
Board Member; Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District

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Fiona Walter Candidate, MVLA UHSD Engineer/Parent, Age 44

  • Graduate, Stanford University, BS Mechanical Engineering & MS Aeronautics/Astronautics
  • Self-employed + Technical Editor, 2000-present
  • 20 year resident of Mountain View; past 12 years dedicated to local education
  • Two children currently attending Mountain View High School, sophomore and senior
  • Member, League of Women Voters, Los Altos-Mountain View Area
  • Trustee, Mountain View Whisman School District (MVWSD), 2004-2012:
    o Board President for two years
    o Member, School Facilities Improvement Plan Committee
    o Ex-Officio member, various district committees across the eight years:
  • Gifted and Talented Education (GATE)
  • District English Language Advisory Committee (DELAC)
  • Budget Task Force
  • Parcel Tax Oversight Committee
  • District Communications Committee
  • PTA Council Rep.
  • Wellness Committee
  • Policy Committee
  • Education Services Advisory Committee
  • Executive Board Member for three MVWSD parcel tax campaigns:
    o Measures E (Treasurer)
    o Measure J (Logistics Chair)
    o Measure C (Volunteers Coordinator)
  • Chair, Measure G Bond Campaign (MVWSD)
  • PTA roles across elementary/middle/high schools:
    o Huff Elementary School PTA: Parliamentarian, President, Secretary
    o Graham Middle School: Parliamentarian, Secretary, 8th Grade Grad Party Chair (2011 and 2013)
    o Mountain View High School, 2013-14 PTSA President
    o LAMV PTA Council, Committee Member for Honorary Service Award and Ardis Egan Teacher Scholarships
  • Volunteer, Mountain View Educational Foundation
  • Graduate, Masters in Governance (California School Boards Association training program for school board members)
  • Graduate, Leadership Mountain View, Class of 2005
  • Past Treasurer, Santa Clara County School Boards Association (2006-08)
  • Volunteer, Measure A Bond Campaign (MVLA)
  • Citizens Oversight Committee, Measure G Bond, MVWSD, 2012-present, currently Vice Chair
  • Destination Imagination Team Manager, 5 years (2008-2013)
  • Recipient, 2012 Honorary Service Award, LAMV PTA Council
  • Recipient, 2014 Friend of the District Award, MVLA UHSD

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