I'm a 9 year Livermore resident holding B.S. and MBA degrees with children in grades two and five in the LVJUSD. The district has gone through a series of difficult and divisive decisions that have left doubts about the real status of the District's finances. My educational background, over 15 years experience as a senior manager at companies such as SONY, where budget responsibility exceeded $1 billion, plus tight budget management as a small business owner lets me ask the tough questions to ensure the public's money is well managed. The LVJUSD needs new members to provide a different perspective in resolving its budget issues and to ensure the district staff works in a manner that is responsive to the community's desires. This includes being comfortable with communicating and listening to the public including quarterly "town hall" meetings and regular consultation with classroom teachers. I bring the skills, experience, demeanor and energy to work to ensure the public has total disclosure in the district's financial practices and to ensure input from all members of the community is truly and seriously considered before making decisions that will affect our children for a lifetime.