OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Retail sales – Assistant Manager – six years

Production line employee – four years

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Attended Sublimity Elementary. Graduated from Stayton High School in 1982

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: No prior experience

Dear Voters:

I believe it is important that we maintain community schools that offer students the opportunity to receive their education where they live. As a member of the North Santiam School Board, I will strive to maintain schools in each local community.

I believe the school district should maintain the current school locations and not close smaller schools such as Sublimity and Mari-Linn and transfer these students to other North Santiam Schools. Not only will this situation negatively impact the schools that close, it could negatively impact the remaining schools with increased class size and less parental involvement. Community schools receive higher parental involvement because of their close proximity to home and workplace. Busing students out of their communities impedes the ability of parents to be involved in their child’s school. Additional busing requirements necessary to facilitate the redistribution of students also increases the potential risk for accidents.

I have lived in the Sublimity community my entire life and attended Sublimity Elementary and Stayton High School. My children are enrolled in our community school, and I believe all students in the North Santiam School District should be able to receive a quality, personalized education in their own community.