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Nichole Weber

(253) 318-3841 vote4weber2021@gmail.com

Elected Experience: No Information Submitted

Other Professional Experience: Four-terms working in the legislature, two for legislators, one Representative from the 4th district and a Senator from the 8th district. Five-years at Team Health NW for recruiting department for hospitals and medical professionals. In Puyallup schools as office professional substitute.

Education: Washington State University, Social Sciences B.A. minors Political Science and Communications.

Community Service: In Pierce County, as Chair and currently my 8th year for South Hill Advisory Committee on land use, and Thun Field Airfield Commission, community member since 2016. WSPTA Region 5 Legislative Chairperson on education issues, PTA experience as treasurer. Treasurer for Silver Creek HOA in 2008.

Statement: Advocate: I have worked for new road safety measures; Dessie Evans Elementary sidewalks for safe routes to school. Lobbied for McCleary funding and educational issues like inequities for low-income and minorities.

Leadership: Raised funds for a new track fund; a new sign for Carson Elementary; and curriculum for teachers. I believe in results-oriented goals and action items to meet the bottom line with healthy budgets and quick resolution.

Ingenuity: Ideas to reinvigorate by internal and external programs for tutoring, art, and school spirit.

The COVID crisis will take persistence in the areas of education, mental health, and schedule for administrators, teachers, and parents with kids to get back to normal. I know many staff and kids from work and PTA, which has built trust and care with primary and secondary students. If elected I will listen to all parties, weighing how to best move forward but keeping the basics of education in the forefront. My viewpoint is kids learn best in an environment where they feel confident and supported with tools to succeed. It has been said it takes a village but this next year will take a strong community. Please vote for Nichole Weber on August 3rd!

David Berg

David@ElectDavidBerg.com www.electdavidberg.com

Elected Experience: Puyallup PTA Council Legislative Chair, Washington State PTA Region 5 Legislative Chair, Academic Booster Club of Puyallup President (2009 - 2011) and Vice President (2007 - 2009), Washington Coalition for Gifted Education President (2013 - 2021)

Other Professional Experience: Washington State Highly Capable Program Technical Working Group (2010), Office of The Superintendent of Public Instruction Washington State Advisory Committee for Gifted Education (2011 - 2021)

Education: University of Puget Sound B.A. Politics & Government

Community Service: Puyallup School District Volunteer, YMCA Youth Sports Coach, Northwest Gifted Child Association Board Member, Washington State PTA Focus Day Co-Chair, Washington State PTA Legislative Committee

Statement: My wife, Carrie Wong, and I have been part of the Puyallup community for 20 years. We raised three sons here -- two Puyallup School District graduates and one a member of the class of 2024. I have been advocating for public education most of their lives, building consensus on controversial issues. My proposals are parts of legislation that received bipartisan support from legislators in Olympia before being signed into law.

I want to strengthen traditions of bipartisanship and leadership on the Puyallup School Board. I want to connect our community, from North Hill to South Hill, with our schools ensuring each student has equitable access to opportunities they need to achieve their potential.

The reopening of school buildings is only one part of the path forward for our District. Listening to and acting on ideas from students, parents, and teachers will be crucial to rebuilding our culture of excellence.

My priorities include better informing our community about District programs and progress and ensuring our leadership is responsive and accountable. My promise is to be an advocate for our entire community - helping educators nurture the talents of each student, respecting the rights of each parent, and celebrating our diversity.

Ethelda Burke

(253) 405-3669 etheldaburke@gmail.com

Elected Experience: Board member of the UPSD since 2015. Vice President of the Board since 2019.

Other Professional Experience: Forty years in public education as a high school teacher, department head, principal and superintendent. Supervisor of interns for University of Washington Tacoma’s administrative certification program.

Education: BA and M.Ed in Education from University of Puget Sound, Superintendent Certification from Seattle Pacific University, Leadership Certification from Principals’ Center of Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Community Service: Current Board member of: UPSD; Previous Board member of: Tacoma Youth Symphony, United Way, Key Bank, Professional Education Advisory Board for University of Puget Sound and University of Washington Tacoma.

Statement: Education is the single most important means to both improve students’ lives and enable them to contribute and enrich their communities. My professional and life experiences prepared me to interact productively with fellow board members, educational staff members, and the community in providing an excellent education for students in University Place. As your School Board Director, I pledge to continue to represent all citizens by listening to their concerns; maintaining awareness of statistical changes in students’ academic performance, graduation rate, attendance; and asking critical questions, and being candid and considerate in my answers and actions.

I am proud to be endorsed by my fellow board members Washington State Senator T’wina Nobles and Mary Lu Dickinson and many more.

Whitney Holz

(253) 256-2138 whitneyforparents@gmail.com www.whitneyforparents.com

Elected Experience: No Information Submitted

Other Professional Experience: 15 Years Accounts Receivable, 10 years Office Management and Account Payables

Education: Whitney grew up in Tacoma and attended schools in both the Tacoma and Franklin Pierce school districts. She received her AAS from Pierce College

Community Service: No Information Submitted

Statement: As a mom, I am a passionate advocate for my children, not a career politician. Over the years I have noticed a growing disconnect between legislators and parents on matters of education and parental rights.

Last year I fought for truth, trust and transparency during the battle over Sex Ed and I want to honor my commitment to those three ideals as a parent representative on the University Place School Board. It is my goal to bridge the growing divide between parents and the educational goals of Olympia, which are increasingly turning away from reading, writing and math, and advocate on behalf of parents whose voices are no longer being heard.

I am a firm believer in local control and respecting individual family values. As a multicultural woman, I offer a unique perspective from the middle of the aisle, which is where we need to meet to get work done. The University Place School district is one of the most desirable in the South Sound due to its high educational goals and strong community. Despite incoming legislation from Olympia, I want to ensure that we stay committed to those goals and the community we love.

For more Information (253)256-2138 whitneyforparents@gmail.com