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The San Diego Union-Tribune asked everybody running for dozens of school boards around the county for details on their plans, positions and priorities on top issues in K-12 public education — everything from absenteeism and parental notification to district budgets. Read how each candidate responded to our questionnaires by clicking on their name below. Their answers have been lightly edited for length and style.
Their answers reflect their statements and positions, and the Union-Tribune did not independently fact check all the claims in their answers. Candidates whose names are not linked did not respond or declined to participate. Vote for 2 Cee Gould, science educator, did not respond Travis Lyon, governing board member, Alpine Union School District, did not respond Joseph Perricone, governing board member, did not respond Erika Simmons, principal/business owner Larissa Anderson, governing board member, Bonsall Unified School District, did not respond Lindsay Jones, educator/small businesswoman, did not respond Eric Ortega, governing board member, Bonsall Unified School District, did not respond Vote for 3 Martha Deichler, retired educator Steve Dunn, appointed incumbent, did not respond Peter Kellner, web training author Steve Riehle, incumbent, did not respond Dina Polus, mother/bookkeeper Emily “Lily” Schworm, appointed governing board member, Cajon Valley Union School District Karen Clark-Mejia, governing board member, Cajon Valley Union School District, did not respond Jim Miller, Cajon Valley Union School District trustee Alex Welling, emergency communications manager Oday Yousif, planning group member, Valle De Oro Community Planning Group Vote for 2 Richard Brocchini, battalion chief/parent, did not respond Nancy Orr, incumbent Rhea Stewart, incumbent Jen Belnap, PTA board member Alison Emery, teacher/parent Laura Siaosi, parent/volunteer Ejehan Turker, PTA secretary/businesswoman Sharmane Estolano, parent/business owner Lucy Ugarte, teacher/board member, did not respond Kate Bishop, educator/school board member Zenith Khan, teacher/mother, did not respond Jesus F.
Partida, parent/attorney/gardener, did not respond Francisco Tamayo, educator/board member Tanya Williams, educator/entrepreneur/parent Vote for 2 Shawnee Barton Merriman, parent/art professor Renee Cavanaugh, incumbent Fitzhugh “Fitz” Lee, retired naval aviator Bill Sandke, small business owner Gregg Robinson, governing board member, County Board of Education, did not respond Guadalupe Gonzalez, incumbent, did not respond Erin Evans, public school teacher, did not respond Sarah Song, curriculum developer Vote for 2 Richard A. White, incumbent, is the only candidate appearing on the ballot for two open seats. Did not respond Vote for 2 Helen Doyle, parent/foster advocate Gee Wah Mok, governing board member, Del Mar Union School District Bill Porter, retired educator/parent Danielle Roybal, parent/child advocate Genevieve Okada Goldstone, academic/parent Alan Scott Kholos, appointed board member, Del Mar Union School District Vote for 2 Jillian Cocayne, parent/businesswoman Monica Lee, teacher/parent Marlon Taylor, incumbent Tom Morton, appointed incumbent Aimee Sproul, PTA officer/parent Doug Paulson, school board member, did not respond Mark Olson, governing board member, Escondido Union School District Juan Manuel Vargas, parent/school employee Clay Brown, retired teacher/parent, told the Union-Tribune he has withdrawn Christi Knight, governing board member, Escondido Union High School District, did not respond Dara Czerwonka, executive coach/businesswoman Ryan S.
Williams, appointed board member, Escondido Union High School District Frank R. Golbeck, appointed trustee, Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, did not respond Lief Hansen, father/firefighter/businessman, did not respond Leslie Sommers, small business owner, did not respond Ricardo Favela, governing board member, Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, did not respond Constance Fish, appointed incumbent Maria G. Moran, parent/administrator, did not respond Lewis C.
Haskell, firefighter/Navy reservist, did not respond Oscar Caralampio, parent/teacher/trustee, did not respond Joshua Tiller, father/business owner Eddie Jones, fire captain, did not respond Azure Chrisawn, small business owner, did not respond Randall Dear, marine conservation educator, did not respond Chris Fite, trustee/retired teacher Debra Harrington, community volunteer, did not respond Marsha J. Christman, community volunteer, did not respond Scott Eckert, public school teacher, did not respond Jay Steiger, public school teacher Jim Stieringer, retired treasurer, city of La Mesa Greg Wall, incumbent, did not respond Nobody appears on the ballot for this seat. Vote for 2 Bryce Fender, appointed incumbent, did not respond Kirsten Fleet, appointed incumbent, declined to respond Vote for 2 Adryenn Cantor, retired Mike Charlonne, contractor/businessman/father, did not respond Erik Fleet, incumbent, did not respond Carol M.
Frausto, retired, declined to respond Britni A. Mushet, businesswoman/consultant/parent Nathaniel Allen, appointed governing board member, did not respond Minerva Martinez Scott, governing board member, did not respond Autumn Ellenson, school administrator/mother Twila Godley, community volunteer Lara Hoefer Moir, businesswoman/mother, did not respond Vote for 2 Yajaira Preciado, incumbent, did not respond Cheryl Robertson, educator/parent, did not respond Jasmin Smith, governing board member, did not respond Heidy Estrada, environmental specialist, did not respond Tina Heimerdinger, incumbent, did not respond Susan K. Lancaster, teacher, did not respond Vote for 2 Michelle Gates, teacher/board member, did not respond Rocina Lizarraga, incumbent Cindy Lopez, K-5 teacher/mother Maria Miranda, early childhood educator Eleanor Evans, incumbent Emily Ortiz Wichmann, education consultant Mike Blessing, school board member Rosie Higuera, teacher/family advocate Tim Dougherty, parent/educator/engineer Devesh Vashishtha, family physician/parent David Cheng, consumer advocate attorney Craig Pond, engineer/volunteer, did not respond Cindy Sytsma, board member/educator Stephanie Cooter, marketing professional/parent Dawn Perfect, board member/parent, did not respond Daryn Drum, father/firefighter John Rajcic, community volunteer, did not respond Vote for 3 Karen “Kate” Butler, business owner/parent Karen Eschrich, business owner/parent Victoria Gamble, executive recruiter Janice Lee Holowka, educational consultant/parent Maria Luoni, businesswoman/parent Annette Ross, incumbent, did not respond Kerry Vinci, business owner, did not respond Sabrina Bazzo, educator/school board member Crystal Trull, educator/parent Richard Barrera, educator/youth counselor, did not respond Sharon D.
Whitehurst-Payne, board member, San Diego Unified, did not respond Kelly Friis, parent/finance professional Jodie Williams, trustee, Encinitas Union School District Michael Allman, governing board member, San Dieguito Union High School District Kevin Sabellico, board member Heidi Herrick, parent/business owner Carlos Ulloa, incumbent Sarah Ahmad, incumbent Brittany Bower, small business manager Jaime Chamberlin, incumbent Lena Lauer Meum, parent/business owner Kami Goe, incumbent, did not respond Amelia Redmond, business owner, did not respond Vote for 2 Martin Arias, community volunteer Jose Manuel Dircio, engineer Antonio Martinez, governing board member, San Ysidro School District Yvette Olea, retired school employee, did not respond Rosaleah Pallasigue, incumbent, did not respond Kenia Peraza, parent/community advocate Dianne El-Hajj, member, Santee School District, did not respond Monique Silver, retired educator/mother Tracie Thill, educator/community advocate, did not respond Dana L. King, incumbent, did not respond Katie Suel, appointed governing board member, Solana Beach School District, did not respond Tanya Koshy, parent/tech entrepreneur, did not respond Cheryl Quinones, governing board member, South Bay Union School District, did not respond Lizbeth Becerra, businesswoman/manager assistant Manuel “Manny” Esparza, governing board member Jannet Medina, governing board member, did not respond Kathy Finley, parent, did not respond Adrian E. Arancibia, educator/professor/parent Angelica S.
Martinez, parent/educator Olga Espinoza, community advocate/mother Rodolfo “Rudy” Lopez, governing board member, San Ysidro School District Nobody appears on the ballot for this seat. Heather N. Reinhardt, quality assurance coordinator, did not respond Ritsa Chanthabandith, appointed incumbent, did not respond Paul Behneman, youth pastor/father, did not respond Kesha Worthy, governing board member, Valley Center-Pauma School District, did not respond Mike Markov, parent/pilot/inventor Amanda “Mandy” Remmen, PTA council president Zulema Gomez, nonprofit director/parent Frank Nunez, business owner/parent Cipriano Vargas, school board member Anthony “TJ” Crossman, small business owner Sue Martin, retired teacher Vote for 3 Deborah Casteel, rancher, did not respond Gene Doxey, incumbent, did not respond Melissa Krogh, incumbent Melody Sees, incumbent, did not respond.
