Westlake South NC 2014 Election – ELECTION DAY – Thursday, April 3, 12noon-4pm, Royal Palms Recovery Center

Open Board Seats 2014 – Westlake South NC

BOARD POSITION	# OF SEATS	ELECTED OR APPOINTED?	QUALIFICATIONS TO RUN FOR THE SEAT	QUALIFICATIONS TO VOTE FOR THE SEAT
Resident Stakeholder Board Members Term: 2 years	4	Elected	Open to Stakeholders eighteen (18) years of age or older who are owners or renters of residential property within the Council boundaries and who reside in the residential property on a full-time basis.	Stakeholders 18 years of age and above who live, work, or own property in the neighborhood.
CANDIDATES FILED:
Manuel Flores
Kenneth A Goodlett

Business Stakeholder Board Members Term: 2 years	4	Elected	Open to Stakeholders eighteen (18) years of age or older who work or own a business or business property within the Council boundaries.	Stakeholders 18 years of age and above who live, work, or own property in the neighborhood.
CANDIDATES FILED:
Jorge Alberto Garcia – My name is Jorge Garcia, I have been providing Real estate services to the Latino community for the past ten years, during the time, I have had the opprotunity to closely participate and sponsor some of the traditional celebrations that are part of our culture. As professional, throughout dealing with peaople of all ethnic groups; I have acquire some skills that I hope will be of great assistance to achieve our mission. My work experiences started during my young age working for a manufature in the City of Redondo Beach, eventually and after the fulfillment of college studies I accepted the position as a Pre-kinder teacher in little Tokyo area, from where eventually initate my Real Estate carrier in 1990. As Real estate professional, I was manager assistant at Bona Real Estate Downy office, where afterward was appointed to become a manager at the Lawndale office.
Nelson A. Castillo – My name is Nelson A. Castillo. I am the founding president of the Westlake South Neighborhood Council (WSNC) and seek your support in my reelection to continue the community work I’ve been doing.I am passionate about making our community a better place. I believe in helping others so that together we can all succeed.Under my leadership, the WSNC has awarded more than $20,000 in grants to local non-profits, such as Centro Latino for Literacy, Esperanza Immigrant Rights Program and El Rescate to help their work in our community. We’ve also conducted Immigration Legal and Health Fairs that helped hundreds of individuals.I am a dedicated and experienced immigration attorney who has volunteered with many non-profits, including KIND and CARECEN and has worked tirelessly to help immigrants. You can learn more about me at www.nelsoncastillo.com.
Susan Hazany –
Steve Marcus Kim –
Community- Based Organizations Board Members Term: 2 years	4	Elected	Open to Stakeholders eighteen (18) years of age or older who participate in a religious institution, educational institution, community organization, non-profit organization, neighborhood association, school/parent group, faith based group, senior group, youth group, arts association, service organization, boys or girls club, cultural group, or environmental group within the Council boundaries.	Stakeholders 18 years of age and above who live, work, or own property in the neighborhood.
CANDIDATES FILED:
Michael Ray Barnes –
Anthony Tucker –
Manuel Morales Olmos –
Phillip Laventure –
At-Large Stakeholder Board Members Term: 2 years	3	Elected	All stakeholders 18 years of age and above who live, work or own property in the area, and including those who declare a stake in the neighborhood as a community interest stakeholder.	Stakeholders 18 years of age and above who live, work, or own property in the neighborhood and also to those who declare a stake in the neighborhood as a community interest stakeholder.
CANDIDATES FILED:
Omar Martinez – I service the area of Westlake South and the Improvement of the area is my goal. I want to be a part of the Neighborhood Council to help develop better proJects. Vote for me and I will give my best to make Westlake South District a better place to live, work and visit.
James Phillips Harrell III –
Randy Waller –