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Santa Clara County, CA November 7, 2006 Election
 Smart Voter Ina K. Bendis

Candidate for
Trustee; Santa Clara Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Physician/Educator/Businesswoman
  • Proud mother of two ADHD-disabled, GATE-gifted, local public HS graduates, one with a B.A. from and one thriving in public Universities
  • BS (Cornell); PhD (Einstein); MD (UCSF); JD (Concord Law School); MS Management (Stanford Business School, Sloan Fellow)
  • Clinical Professor of Medicine (Emeritus), Stanford; Practicing Physician; Former Corporate CEO; Executive Search & Management Consultant
  • Educator experience as Teacher/Mentor, Pre-K, HS, College, Post-Graduate (Business, Medicine, Science, Law), including Gifted, Disabled, ESL Learners
  • Substitute taught at Wilcox, created/taught courses in Change Management (Stanford Contining Educ.), and MCAT/DAT/GMAT prep courses
  • Advisory Board Member for Gorilla Foundation (http://www.koko.org) & Anasazi Foundation (program for troubled youth - http://www.anasazi.org)
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Top Priorities if Elected
  • Narrow The Gap between our highest and lowest achievers: "A solid education is the birthright of all Americans!"
  • Raise The Bar: "Enable the greatest possible academic advancement for every child!"
  • Garner every available dollar, spend every penny wisely, and retain our best teachers, so our School District will be a "Lean, Mean Teaching Machine!"
Questions on Issues

The Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County asked questions on the issues of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from Ina K. Bendis
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Key Endorsements
  • Anna Song, Trustee, Santa Clara County Board of Education
  • Chris Stampolis, Trustee, West Valley-Mission Community College District
  • Dominic Caserta, Member, Santa Clara City Council
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Position Papers
Ballot Statement of INA K BENDIS, Candidate for School Board, Tustee Area #2 Santa Clara Unified School District
Physician, Educator, Businesswoman
 
Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://www.bendisforboard.com
E-mail: inabendis@yahoo.com


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