Open Board Seats 2012 – Olympic Park NC
BOARD POSITION
# OF SEATS
ELECTED OR APPOINTED?
QUALIFICATIONS TO
RUN FOR THE SEAT

QUALIFICATIONS TO
VOTE FOR THE SEAT
West Area Representatives
Term: 2 years for the 6 highest
vote getters
6 Elected Stakeholders who live, work, own property or anyone who participates in community organizations or other non-profit organizations, block clubs, neighborhood associations, homeowner associations, apartment associations, condominium associations, resident associations, school/parent groups, faith based groups and associations, chambers of commerce, business improvement districts, service organizations, park advisory boards, boys and girls clubs, cultural groups, environmental groups, code watch, neighborhood watch, police advisory boards groups, and/or redevelopment action boards within the council boundary area and who are 16 years or older. The West Area is west of Crenshaw Boulevard. The six delegates with the high est number of votes shall be elected to represent the West Area. Stakeholders who live, work, own property or declare a stake in the neighborhood and affirm a factual basis for it and who are 16 years or older.
CANDIDATES FILED:

Laura Rudison

(1) I am a 40 year resident in the OPNC area.
(2) I am currently service on the OPNC Board, with past service of approx 5-years.
(3) I dedicated to Community Service in this area.

Ralph Johnson

I love working in our neighborhood to help make it a great place to live. I have been on the OPNC board for the last 2 years and have worked on many project s with LAPD, LAFD LA Parks and Rec Center, KYCC and LA High School just to name a few. My goal is to continue this type of work and enjoy our home in this great mid city area. I look forward to another two great years in serving you and our area with creative and rewarding ideals and goals.

Anya Adams

As a homeowner who loves the Olympic Park area and has lived here for 10 years. I feel it is my duty to become more involved in my local government and help my neighbors and friends who live in the area with me have their voices heard and their concerns represented.

Luis Montoya

John Jake

I love my community and I want it to look just as good as Beverly Hills. I would like to help our community stay safe like Hancock Park. I want to see the kids play in the streets like I did when I was a kid. I want to see the students at the schools, want to be there and enjoy their education. I want to keep the neighborhood clean, free of people that’s bringing it down and know my neighbors name. It take a village to raise a kid, but it takes an indivisual to step up to help make that happen and that’s why I’m running to be one of the board of directors. It’s all about the community and getting people out there to help make it a better place to live, work and play.

Sherri Woods

East Area Representatives
Term: 2 years for the 6 highest
vote getters
6 Elected Stakeholders who live, work, own property or anyone who participates in community organizations or other non-profit organizations, block clubs, neighborhood associations, homeowner associations, apartment associations, condominium associations, resident associations, school/parent groups, faith based groups and associations, chambers of commerce, business improvement districts, service organizations, park advisory boards, boys and girls clubs, cultural groups, environmental groups, code-watch, neighborhood watch, police advisory boards groups, and/or redevelopment action boards within the council boundary area and who are 16 years or older. The East Area is ast of Crenshaw Boulevard. The six delegates with the highest number of votes shall be elected to represent the East Area. Stakeholders who live, work, own property or declare a stake in the neighborhood and affirm a factual basis for it and who are 16 years or older.
CANDIDATES FILED:

Robert Michelson

I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside, give them a sense of pride, to make it easier. Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be. Everybody’s searching for a hero. People need someone to look up to. I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs, a lonely place to be. So I learned to depend on me. I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone’s shadows. If I fail, if I succeed, at least I’ll live as I believe. No matter what they take from me, they can’t take away my dignity. Because the greatest love of all is happening to me. I found the greatest love of all inside of me.

Leopoldo Guerrero

Youth Representative
Term: 2 years
1 Elected Stakeholder between the ages of 13 to 17, may be a middle school, high school, or college student. Stakeholders who live, work, own property or declare a stake in the neighborhood and affirm a factual basis for it and who are 16 years or older.
Senior Citizen
Term: 2 years
 1 Elected Stakeholder who lives, works, owns property or declares a stake in the neighborhood and affirms a factual basis for it and who is at least 60 years or older. Stakeholders who live, work, own property or declare a stake in the neighborhood and affirm a factual basis for it and who are 16 years or older.
CANDIDATES FILED:

Pamela Whittenbury

I feel I have much to bring to my neighborhood council. I have served on the governing boards of several nonprofit organizations and am a registered parliamentarian. I serve as Vice President of my local neighborhood council and manage the membership database. I produce the quarterly newsletter and annual calendar. I have served for 3 years as OPNC treasurer and feel I have contributed to the success OPNC has achieved in the neighborhood.

I enjoy working with others and improving the local neighborhood. I am hardworking, diligent and have learned to work efficiently with the City of Los Angeles. Helping the police, firemen, schools and parks has been most rewarding. I hope my experience in this process will add to the continuing success of Olympic Park Neighborhood Council.

Community-Based Organization
Representatives
Term: 2 years
2 Elected Stakeholders who are involved in a community based organization including but not limited to neighborhood associations, nonprofit public benefit/mutual benefit organizations and who are 16 years or older. Stakeholders who live, work, own property or declare a stake in the neighborhood and affirm a factual basis for it and who are 16 years or older.
CANDIDATES FILED:

Peter Schulberg

For the past 28 months I have served as a board member, and President of the OPNC. I am also a 12 year resident of the area, and the founder/director of the nonprofit Eco-LogicalART Galley (also within the OPNC). In that time I have been witness to many good changes in our Mid-City neighborhood. But more work and constant vigilance is needed to protect our unique part of Los Angeles.

School, library, park and local fire and police department support are areas of focus for me. I am also proud of the tree planting and “greening” of the OPNC that we have been able to accomplish in the past.

Additionally, with many historic homes in our neighborhood, zoning enforcement and site appropriate development is critical as we move forward.

School Community
Representatives
Term: 2 years
2 Elected Stakeholders who are involved with a school including but not limited to public, private and charter schools (including certificated and non-certificated faculty, administration, and staff) and who are 16 years or older. Stakeholders who live, work, own property or declare a stake in the neighborhood and affirm a factual basis for it and who are 16 years or older.
At-Large Representative
Term: 2 years
 1 Elected Stakeholder who lives, works, owns property or declares a stake in the neighborhood and affirms a factual basis for it and who is 16 years or older. Stakeholders who live, work, own property or declare a stake in the neighborhood and affirm a factual basis for it and who are 16 years or older.

SELECTIONS INFO

LAPD West Bureau Community Room
4849 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90019

November 5th Board Meeting

at 7 pm

Candidate Filing closes at Midnight on October 29, 2012

OR

Download the pdf form and

Mail to:
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment – Elections Division
14410 Sylvan Street, 4th FL
Van Nuys, CA 91401

OR

Email to:
elections@test.empowerla.org

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Fax to: (818) 582-2849

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