2 CHALLENGERS FACE 3 INCUMBENTS IN COLLEGE RACE.Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer GLENDALE - Five candidates are seeking three seats Tuesday on the Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
GCC GCC: see Gulf Cooperation Council. (compiler, programming) GCC - The GNU Compiler Collection, which currently contains front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries for these languages (libstdc++, libgcj, etc). President John Davitt - who has the longest tenure of any community college president in the state at 17 years - has announced he will step down sometime in the next two years, and the new board will hire his replacement. Incumbents Robert Holmes Robert Holmes may refer to: Politicians:
Holmes, seeking his sixth term on the board, has 20 years of experience as a trustee. ``(With the president leaving), we have a real change in leadership coming up and this may not be the right time to put in a freshmen board,'' he said. ``I am well-versed in the strengths and weaknesses of the college.'' Programming and personnel cuts are inevitable in the face of the state's nearly $35 billion estimated budget crisis, but the reductions will be temporary, Holmes said. Pilgreen, another board veteran, is seeking his third term. He said his essential experience has been gained during 40 years as a teacher and administrator in Glendale schools. ``I have been through every phase of this type of budget situation numerous times. I know how to avoid the pitfalls and cope with the financial challenges. I have been there and done it,'' Pilgreen said. Gabrielian, the third incumbent, has been on the board for one year since her appointment after trustee Mary Hamilton
"Mary Hamilton" (aka "The Four Marys") is a Sixteenth Century ballad that tells the story of Mary Hamilton, one of the "four Marys", all of whom were died in February 2002. Gabrielian points to a twofold approach for handling the budget crisis - working with policy at GCC and in Sacramento, where she has actively lobbied already, she said. ``We need to be smart with how we cut back (at GCC) in order to maintain services for our students - we cannot completely bludgeon our programs,'' Gabrielian said. ``We also need to work with the state Legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: Gabrielian would like to see course fee hikes - which Gov. Gray Davis has proposed be raised from $11 to $25 per unit - imposed on a gradual basis over five years, and the proceeds of those increases go to the colleges instead of the state. Challenger Burke-Kelly calls the proposed 118 percent increase in student fees ``outrageous,'' especially considering that colleges would not receive any of the increased revenue. ``Some of that tuition money should be returned directly to the campus,'' Burke-Kelly said. Burke-Kelly, who is a dean at East Los Angeles College ELAC is a two year college, offering associate degree programs in over 25 fields as well as both academic transfer courses which prepare students for admission to the University of California and California State University system and occupational programs which prepare students for and was an instructor at GCC for 20 years, said her experience as a college faculty member gives her an edge on other candidates. ``The board makes policy that other people have to implement. If you understand what the policy really drives, it makes you take pause before you set the policy,'' Burke-Kelly said. Najarian's platform is focused on bringing new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. to the board as it grapples with the budget crisis. ``The budget decisions must be collaborative decisions - students, faculty, administration and community as a whole. Someone needs to know and present all of their needs while we're thinking of the budget cuts,'' Najarian said, ``I'm coming to the board with no preconceived ideas Noun 1. preconceived idea - an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" parti pris, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession of what can work and what cannot work.'' GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD Kathleen Burke-Kelly Age: 49 Occupation: Community college educator and administrator Experience: Burke-Kelly has served as chairwoman of the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission and as an instructor at Glendale Community College for 20 years. She is now a dean at East Los Angeles College. Residence: Glendale Web site/e-mail: Burke-Kelly4Trustee(at)dslextreme.com Top issues: Working to ensure that student fee hikes are implemented gradually and that some of that money comes back to the college. Anita Quinonez Gabrielian Age: 44 Occupation: Telecommunications executive Experience: Gabrielian is a member of California State University Enrollment  , Los Angeles' Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs
Residence: Glendale Web site/e-mail: Gabrielian4CollegeBoard(at)hotmail.com Top issues: Lobbying the state Legislature to ensure the fair treatment of community colleges during the state budget crisis and ensuring that the cuts at Glendale Community College do not unfairly gore any single program. Robert Holmes Age: 55 Occupation: Attorney and law professor Experience: Holmes is a former police officer and prosecutor, now serving his fifth term on the GCC board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . He has also served as president of the Glendale Bar Association and is a 20-year member of the Glendale Area Selective Service Board. Residence: Glendale Web site/e-mail: Robert(at)HolmesandHolmes.com Top issues: Making sure that program cuts on GCC's campus are in line with the school's priorities, and working to hire a qualified replacement for the departing college president. Ara James Najarian Age: 42 Occupation: Attorney Experience: Chairman of the city of Glendale Transportation and Parking Commission Residence: Glendale Web site/e-mail: AJN AJN American Journal of Nursing AJN American Journal of Nephrology 51ESQ Noun 1. Esq - a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name Esquire Britain, Great Britain, U.K. (at)yahoo.com Top issues: Incorporating faculty, students and community members in decisions about budget cuts. Martin Pilgreen Age: 64 Occupation: Retired school administrator, general building contractor building contractor n → contratista m/f de obras building contractor n → entrepreneur m (en bâtiment) building contractor Experience: Pilgreen is a two-term board member and has served as principal of Roosevelt Junior High School, Toll Middle School and Alan Daily Middle School. Residence: La Canada Flintridge Web site/e-mail: N/A Top issues: Helping the college cope with a severe budget crisis with as little impact as possible on students and teachers, and hiring a new college president CAPTION(S): box Box: GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD (see text) |
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