COMMUNITY COLLEGES: 3 TRUSTEES UP ON FIELD.Byline: Daily News Three incumbents appeared to be headed toward re-election on Tuesday, based on partial returns in voting for the Los Angeles Community College District's Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . Administration of the board's $2.2 billion Proposition A/AA construction bond project, lowering student fees and high textbook prices were some of the top issues in the campaign. Board President Kelly G. Candaele, 50, was leading Mark Gonzaga, 43, of West Hollywood, a teacher, producer and environmentalist environmentalist a person with an interest and knowledge about the interaction of humans and animals with the environment. who was making his third run for the board. Incumbent Nancy Pearlman, 56, of Los Angeles, a teacher, environmentalist and broadcaster, was ahead of two challengers: Maria Grunwald-Agazaryan, 22, of North Hollywood, and Gerald Wayne ``Jerry'' Perttula, 52, of Northridge. Grunwald-Agazaryan is a student at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , and serves as LACCD LACCD Los Angeles Community College District student trustee. Perttula works with at-risk students through the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Pearlman also had another challenger, David Sheng sheng (Chinese; “sage” or “saint”) In Chinese belief, a mortal who attains extraordinary or supernatural powers by self-cultivation and serves as a model for others. Confucius used the term to refer to exemplary rulers of the past. , who qualified as a write-in candidate. A third incumbent, Michael Waxman, 30, of Beverly Hills, was on the ballot but faced no opponent for a new term. The Board of Trustees oversees the nine-campus college district, which includes all or part of 39 cities including Los Angeles. |
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