The following are candidates' responses to the following questions: Incumbents only: With School District 43's recent difficulties, which resulted in $13.4 million in cost cutting, and a forensic audit noting lack of control and monitoring resulted in a deficit in 2012/'13, why should anyone vote for you, an incumbent who was on the board when it happened? To non-incumbents only: If you are elected, what issue would you bring to the board's attention? To all: What is your reason for running for school trustee? Also: Do you think there is enough transparency about what goes on in the school district? If not, how would you change it?
Former banker, retired, lives in Anmore
Expertise to offer board: knowledge of the education system
Endorsement: none
The deficit: "The current board members did everything they could once they were made aware of it. My background is finance and is part of where my outrage came in, because I come from banking, the checks and balances are in banking, I didn't realize, and none of us realized it was happening I don't think any of the people running could say they'd have done any better."
Why run: "It gives me purpose and I believe I do a good job, and that is what I'm being told by my community."
Transparency: "It is as transparent as it can be. You can't talk about personnel matters and land matters, because they're legal. I would like to be more open. I am the one always saying, 'Does this meet in camera rules?' Other people have different philosophies on that and that's why I'm pushing on that."
