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Los Angeles County, CA November 8, 2005 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Melissa Wright

Candidate for
Governing Board Member; Torrance Unified School District

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Over the past 13 years (see below), I have enjoyed working for the benefit of students and their education while serving on PTA boards and other educational groups.

I began volunteering in Torrance when my children were toddlers as a "Mommy & Me" Instructor at the Torrance-South Bay YMCA. You might say as my children moved into grade school, so did I.

Seaside Elementary School

  • PTA President
  • PTA Vice President - Programs
  • PTA Vice President - Membership
  • PTA Vice President - Hospitality
  • PTA Financial Secretary
  • PTA Historian
  • Adventures in Art Docent
  • School Site Council Member
  • District Communication Council Rep.
  • Educational Council of Torrance Rep.
  • Room Parent
  • CHAMPS Leader
  • Girl Scout Leader
  • Chair/Creator Traffic Valet Program
  • Chair/Creator Super Saturday Clean Up
  • Tutor, 1-2-1 Reading Program
  • Chairperson, upper grade playground equipment design and installation.
  • Chairperson, kindergarten playground upgrade and equipment installation
  • Chairperson, planning, design and building of the kindergarten playhouse
  • Noon-Aide
  • Computer Lab-Instructional Assistant

Calle Mayor Middle School
  • PTSA President
  • PTSA Vice President - Hospitality
  • Adventures in Art Docent
  • School Site Council Member
  • Educational Council of Torrance Rep.

Torrance Council of PTAs
  • Historian
  • 4th Vice President - Community Concerns
  • Chairperson - Toy Loan Program
  • Chairperson - Operation Backpack
  • Member of several committees

Current Positions
  • PTSA President - South High School
  • Vice President - Torrance Education Foundation
  • School Site Council Member - SHS
  • District Communication Council Representative, Facilitator
  • Torrance Council of PTAs Director of Budget & Finance
  • Operation Backpack Chairperson
  • Member - Exxon Mobil's Citizen's Advisory Panel
  • Member of Seaside Homeowner's Association

In 1999, I started my own business, Antenna Balls R Us. After five sucessful years of running and building my business I have recently sold my "Antenna Balls R Us" business.

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