Who am I
- a Ph.D. in
Communication from Temple University
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a parent of three children. One is in college (a senior at SUNY Geneseo).
Two are students in the district.
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a research staff member at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center
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former University Professor. I taught full time at the University
of Connecticut, have served as a visiting professor at the University
of Utah, and have done adjunct faculty assignments at Marist College
and in the IBM Corporate Technical Institutes.
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a former Cubmaster (Pack 40 at Myers Corners School)
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the current chairperson of the WCSD Communications
Committee and a current member of the WCSD technology
committee.
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a national recognized expert on computer-mediated communication systems.
I served as an invited member of the 1992-1993 National Science Council
commission on the "Rights and Responsibilities of Participants in Networked
Communities".
- a former journalist
and editor
- a software
architect and programmer. If you use OS/2 or MicroSoft Windows (any
version), you've almost certainly used my software. If you've asked
a question of IBM on CompuServe, Prodigy, or the Internet and received
an answer, you've benefited from my work.
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a former member of the board of the Lake Oniad Lake Owners Association,
a local community group.
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a student of communication theory. Visit my
media space pages to get a taste of my primary research interests.
If you're interested in knowing more about me, including my publications, patents,
honors, and other things, you can visit my
curriculum vitae (a fancy name for long resume). |
Why am I running for School Board
Probably because I'm more than a little bit nuts. Serving on the school
board is a lot of work which is generally rewarded only with a long litany
complaints from members of the community. Still, its a job that needs to
be done. Many people have asked me to run for school board over the years.
Most often this has followed a speech I've made at a board meeting in support
of instrumental music, our libraries, our sports and other after school
activities, the districts need to serve our best and brightest students,
or the desirability of continuing our 200 year tradition of running our
own public schools rather than farming it out to private companies. More
recently, as I've served on district committees, these requests have accelerated
and I've become convinced I could do a good job as a district trustee.
Fundamentally, that's why I'm running. I think I can do a good job.
I bring no special agendas to the table. I don't intend to run for any
other office. I don't have an axe to grind when it comes to budgets, taxes,
educational methods, tenure, or other district issues. I simply want to
help insure that our children receive the best education we can reasonably
give them.
Thanks, in advance, for your support. |
