Candidate Statement of Qualifications
I, JUDY APPEL, hereby declare that I am a candidate for an elective office in the City of Berkeley, and make the following statement:
1. That my name is Judy Appel
2. The office for which I am a candidate is School Board Director
3. That my residence is 1805 Stuart Street
4. The place of my birth is Van Nuys, California
5. My present occupation is Executive Director of nonprofit for families
6. I have held the following public offices: Member, San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, Community Representative to BUSD Superintendent’s Budget Advisory Task Force
7. Record of community service: Executive Director Our Family Coalition, Legal Director Drug Policy Alliance, Civil Rights Director Coalition on Homelessness, PTA president, site council chair, director on non-profit boards.
8. I am a taxpayer in the City of Berkeley.
9. As a seasoned nonprofit leader and mother of two BUSD students, I have the skills, insight and experience to help our district continue to grow and thrive. Our schools, much like our students, can achieve great things when we set high expectations, build systems to achieve our goals, and hold ourselves accountable to those goals. My priorities are 1) providing equity in education to all students, 2) aligning spending with district values and goals, 3) fostering safe and positive school climates that support student success, and 4) strengthening ties between school, family and community. With over 20 years directing social justice and family focused nonprofits, I understand fiscal management, human resources and policy development. I have worked with school districts throughout the state, including BUSD, on implementing positive behavioral curricula. I have served as PTA president, site governance chair, and on the Superintendent’s Budget Advisory Task Force. I believe that every child deserves the opportunity to be seen, valued and challenged at school, and I will provide the creative and proactive leadership to help make that happen. I am proud to have the endorsement of the teachers’ union, as well as many educators, parents and other community members. JudyAppel.org.
10. I refer to the following residents of the City of Berkeley:
Loni Hancock, State Senator
Nancy Skinner, Assemblymember
Sheila Jordan, Superintendent of Alameda County Schools
Joaquín J. Rivera, Vice-President, Alameda County Board of Education
Tom Bates, Mayor
Linda Maio, Vice Mayor and Berkeley City Councilmember
Darryl Moore, Berkeley City Councilmember
Max Anderson, Berkeley City Councilmember
Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley City Councilmember
Laurie Capitelli, Berkeley City Councilmember
Susan Wengraf, Berkeley City Council
Kriss Worthington, Berkeley City Councilmember
Gordon Wozniak, Berkeley City Councilmember
John T. Selawsky, President, Berkeley School Board
Karen Hemphill, Berkeley School Board Director
Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, Berkeley School Board Director
Michele Lawrence, Superintendent Berkeley Schools (Retired)
Santiago Casal, Co-Chair -- United in Action
Cheryl Eccles, Former PTA President, Willard Middle School & Malcolm X
Barry Fike, Teacher and Former President Berkeley Federation of Teachers
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