Board Member — Sausalito Marin City School District
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My Top 3 Priorities
Involve parents through respectful listening and ongoing conversations
Transparency in school budget
Closing the achievement gap through resource allocation
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My Top 3 Priorities
Involving parents and the community in a discussion about the current status of our schools, determining what our families and community want for each school, and advocating in our community to achieve those goals
Greater transparency at the school district including better noticing of meetings, video recording of meetings, and clear and detailed budget reports especially for district overhead.
Bridging the achievement gap at both of our schools.
Experience
Experience
Profession:Mechanical Engineer
Project Engineer, Parsons-Eagle Packaging Systems (2003–current)
Member, Sausalito Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee — Appointed position (2016–current)
Education
Penn State — Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (1995)
Penn State — Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering (1989)
Community Activities
Member, Sausalito Lion''s Club (2014–current)
Volunteer, Sausalito-Sakaide Sister City Program (2014–current)
Volunteer, Sausalito Green Thumbs (2015–current)
Biography
My history with education begins with my grandfather and his experiences. As a child of a coal miner and farmer in the depression, his dreams of college were dashed by family personal and financial tragedy. He was one of the brightest people I have known who would quote the philosopher Spinoza and was a self-taught botanist, knowing the common and Latin names, uses, and properties of all the plants in his area. He worked hard as a farmer and then a custodian and drove his children to the library in the next town every day after school to make sure 6 of his 8 children went to and graduated from college. One of those children became a renowned chemist making jet fuel less explosive. My parents instilled in me that same reverence for education.
I have lived in Sausalito for 12 years now and my wife worked for three years at Bayside/MLK. From my own personal observations and interaction with students at MLK, I am concerned that our bright, enthusiastic students are not being provided the same basic opportunity to succeed that I had growing up in the Philadelphia suburbs where the majority of schools are nationally ranked and where all children are provided with the schools needed to ready them for college.
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