Candidates
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Jim Farrell
5,580 votes
39.4%
- Occupation: Founder and President of f'REAL! Foods, LLC
- Parent of Sleepy Hollow 3rd Grader and OIS 6th Grader
- Co-Chair - OUSD Curriculum Strategic Planning Team
- Member - OUSD Math Instructional Materials Review and Selection Committee
- Six Years Coaching OYA Soccer, Basketball and/or Baseball
- BS and Masters in Engineering from Cornell University
- MBA from Harvard University
Priorities:
- My First Commitment is to Educational Excellence for All Orinda Students.
- This can only be accomplished with positive, trusting relationships among teachers, parents, administrators and the Orinda community.
- Educational Excellence also requires sufficient/sound finances. OUSD is currently underfunded by state and national averages. This must be addressed.
Patricia Rudebusch
5,120 votes
36.2%
- Occupation: Nonprofit Management Consultant
- Educational Foundation of Orinda, Board Member
- Glorietta School Parents' Club, Board Member
- OUSD Startegic Planning Communications Committee, Co-Chair
- Glorietta School Auction, Chair 2000
- D.A.T.E. (Drug Alcohol & Tobacco Education) Instructor, 1996 - 98
- Glorietta School Fine Arts Program Coordinator, 1998 - 2000
Priorities:
- Optimize funding from all available sources
- Ensure students benefit from a nationally competitve, rich and varied curriculum
- Promote open, timely and relevant communications between the schools and their constituents
Ralph Berger
3,450 votes
24.4%
- Occupation: Engineer Consultant
- Lecturer, UC Berkeley, Engineering
Priorities:
- Maximizing the Quality of Education in Orinda Schools
- Bringing Community Consensus on Key Decisions
- Maintaining our Balanced Budget
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