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?
Senior executive, lives in Port Moody
Expertise to offer board: advocacy
Endorsement: CUPE
Why run: "My belief is that we can do more in our system to educate our kids and better prepare them to be innovators and leaders of the future. When I look at curriculum, and structure of the classes, I think there's in opportunity to be an influencer and a thought leader in education."
What issue: "The current board has not been involved for many years in councils, police boards and at the ground level of schools, and we need to have a mechanism where that information is being collected from those stakeholders so we can apply all the resources to our education system that are available."
Transparency: "No, there is not enough public transparency. We can change that a few ways - one is through social media, newspapers there is an opportunity to collaborate with other stakeholders and hold events specific to education and what's happening in our schools."
