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Marin Community College District - Board Member
Board Member — Marin Community College District
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Wanden Patricia Treanor
Incumbent, Attorney at Law
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Please go to my website to see a more complete list of endorsements - www.treanorformarin.orgMarin County DemocratsNorth Bay Leadership CouncilNorth Bay Labor CouncilCongressman Jared HuffmanSenator Mike McGuire
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George Rothbart
Professor
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- Measure B provides 265M$ to the college for a vast...
- The Bolinas Marine Biology Lab, COM's “3d campus”,...
- Student learning modality is evolving with ever-changing...
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United Professors of MarinCoalition of Sensible TaxpayersPhil Kranenburg, Vice President College of Marin Board of TrusteesDr. Eva Long, Ph.D., President, College of Marin Board of TrusteesMargaret Deedy, Associate Broker, Coldwell Banker-Dr. Irina Roderick, Professor and Chairperson of the Mathematics Department, College of MarinDr. Terrence Gosliner, Senior Curator Department of Invertebrate Zoology California Academy of SciencesDr. Paul G. da Silva, Professor, Department of Life and Earth Sciences, College of MarinDr. Rebecca Hernandez, Professor, Land, Air and Water Resources Department, UC DavisDr. Michael F Allen, Distinguished Prof Emeritus, former Chair, Dept of Biology, UC RiversideJoe Mueller, professor of Marine Biology, co-Chair, Life & Earth Sciences Dept., College of Marin
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Robert Ovetz
University Political Science Lecturer
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- Reduce costly bloated executive management
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My Top 3 Priorities
- Expanding opportunities for ALL students, which includes support for program and services that lead to the success of all of our students.
- Ensure quality and sustainable learning environments and full utilzation of both campuses.
- Fiscal stewardship; encourage innovation, as well as wise and balanced approaches to identify and respond to prospective challenges and implement solutions.
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Organizations (3)
- Marin County Democrats
- North Bay Leadership Council
- North Bay Labor Council
Elected Officials (2)
- Congressman Jared Huffman
- Senator Mike McGuire
Retired Attorney
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Professor
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My Top 3 Priorities
- Measure B provides 265M$ to the college for a vast array of improvements and programs. Wise and prudent use of this funding to create enduring value for all students, faithful to the expectation of taxpayers is a primary priority.
- The Bolinas Marine Biology Lab, COM's “3d campus”, has been abandoned and neglected for 13 years. Restoring the lab will require some problem-solving, but is do-able and will result in the only active Marine Lab in the CA Community College System.
- Student learning modality is evolving with ever-changing technology. Students that will be entering college soon require new and relevant course curricula that address how students learn and what they learn.
Experience
Experience
Profession:Professor
Director of Research and Development, Software Science Inc (1986–current)
Education
Harvey Mudd College — B.S., Physics (current)
Stanford University — Ph.D., High energy experimental physics (current)
Community Activities
Church Host Leader, Rotating Emergency Shelter Team (R.E.S.T.) (2009–2018)
Who supports this candidate?
Organizations (2)
- United Professors of Marin
- Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers
Elected Officials (2)
- Phil Kranenburg, Vice President College of Marin Board of Trustees
- Dr. Eva Long, Ph.D., President, College of Marin Board of Trustees
Individuals (7)
- Margaret Deedy, Associate Broker, Coldwell Banker
- -Dr. Irina Roderick, Professor and Chairperson of the Mathematics Department, College of Marin
- Dr. Terrence Gosliner, Senior Curator Department of Invertebrate Zoology California Academy of Sciences
- Dr. Paul G. da Silva, Professor, Department of Life and Earth Sciences, College of Marin
- Dr. Rebecca Hernandez, Professor, Land, Air and Water Resources Department, UC Davis
- Dr. Michael F Allen, Distinguished Prof Emeritus, former Chair, Dept of Biology, UC Riverside
- Joe Mueller, professor of Marine Biology, co-Chair, Life & Earth Sciences Dept., College of Marin
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Environmental Health Professional
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University Lecturer
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My Top 3 Priorities
- Grow enrollment by making COM the first fully tuition free community college in California
- Attract and retain students by turning the underused IVC campus buildings into inexpensive student housing
- Reduce costly bloated executive management
Experience
Experience
Profession:University Political Science Lecturer
Lecturer, Political Science, San Jose State University (2016–current)
Bond Oversight Committee member, Lagunitas School District, Marin County — Appointed position (2016–2018)
Education
UT-Austin — Ph.D., political sociology; higher education policy (current)
Community Activities
Writer, self (1985–current)
Biography
Robert Ovetzis a lecturer in Political Science at SJSU and taught at College of Marin for a decade.
He has a Ph.D. in political sociology from the University of Texas-Austin. He does research and writes about class conflict and public policy and the adjunctification of academic labor in the community colleges.
He worked as a legislative aide for two members of the Texas legislature, executive director of the NGO Seaflow, and has worked as a policy advocate for other non-government organizations on debt, development, human rights and ocean conservation issues in The Netherlands and the US.
In 2006, Robert led an international campaign that successfully lobbied the United Nations Law of the Seas Convention to implement the first global protections for endangered marine species from industrial fishing enshrined in international law.
His writings have been published in the academic, mainstream and alternative media as well as by the United Nations. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Labor and Society.
He is a lecturer in political science at San José State University and De Anza College. Robert’s first book When Workers Shot Back: Class Conflict from 1877 to 1924 was published by Brill (The Netherlands) in August 2018. He is currently assembling his second book.
Robert lives in Marin County, California, USA, loves to ride his bike, bake, listen to loud music, and cheer at his daughter’s basketball games.
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Why I'm running for the COM board
Summary
Having taught political science at COM for the past decade I know its persistent problems first hand. Enrollment continues dropping. The faculty shrinks while upper management is bloated. Bond revenues are wasted on poorly constructed buildings, sweet heart contracts, and leases. The college is distracted from its mission.
I have a plan.
I have served on the Faculty Senate to make collaborative changes with faculty, staff and administrators.
I helped grow enrollment by creating one of the first COM middle school classes.
I have uncovered wasteful bond spending on the Lagunitas School District’s Bond Oversight Committee for the past 3 years.
If elected my priorities will be to:
- Grow enrollment by making COM the first fully tuition free community college in California
- Attract and retain students by turning the underused IVC campus buildings into inexpensive student housing
- Expand joint BA programs with the CSU’s; expand life long learning and academic transfer programs
- Reduce costly bloated executive management
- Stop wasteful bond spending
- End sweet heart construction and leasing contracts
- Promote collaboration with students, faculty and administrators
- Shift all faculty and staff to full-time
- End faculty and staff layoffs
- Diversify the curriculum to meet the needs of the diverse student body
