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Dealing with the problems facing our district in a challenging budgetary climate requires leadership and experience. I offer both.

As a current Goleta Union School District Board member, I have worked hard to improve GUSD, and I am proud of our accomplishments. Test scores have increased from a district average of 773 when I first joined the board to over 865. The school lunch program has improved by having more locally sourced food and food made from scratch without taking money from the classroom. Additionally, I have made hard fiscal decisions which have slashed administrative costs and kept cuts away from the classroom. If elected, I will bring the same intense focus on improving education to Santa Barbara.

In addition to being a school board member in Goleta, I am chair and professor of computer science at SBCC and Santa Barbara County School Boards Association President. This gives me both countywide and statewide perspectives. As a parent with a child in the district and another entering next year, I am familiar with the current issues facing our children.

Please allow me to put my educational leadership and experience to work for you by voting for Dean Nevins on November 2.