Karen Ervin, Candidate for Pacifica City Council

General Information

Name : Karen Elizabeth Ervin
Age : 47
Place of residence : Pacifica

Education

College

Attended college : Yes
College : UC Santa Barbara
Degree : BA in Microbiology with a emphasis in genetic engineering
Year of graduation : 1987

Employment Information

Job titles held : Senior Research Associate, Research Assistant
Employers : Genentech, Howard Hughes Medical Institure

Political Information

Party affiliation : Democrat
Running for a: Local office
Running for position: Citycouncilmember, 4 Year Term
Incumbent: No
Previous elective offices : Pacifica School District School Board Trustee

Party HQ

Address 235 Rockaway Beach Ave., Suite 4, Pacifica CA  94044

Campaign Manager

Name : Janine Galligani Ray
Title : Campaign Manager

URLs

Website : Karen4council.com
Facebook : Karen Ervin for Pacifica City Council 2012, https://www.facebook.com/KarenErvinForPacificaCityCouncil2012

Other facts

I was born and raised in Pacifica. My husband Mike and I have also raised our two children here; Zach just began college at Chico State and Aly is currently a junior at Terra Nova High School. I served as trustee and president of the Pacifica School Governing Board from 2006 to 2010. I was elected to the Board during very difficult economic times. School budgets had to be drastically cut yet we balanced the budget while continuing to provide a high quality education to the students. The district employees worked diligently and gave back a great deal to make sure this happened and I am proud of the strong working relationship I shared with the teachers and staff. I have served on the Financing City Services Task Force since 2008. This is a committee formed by City Council where our objective was to evaluate the revenues and expenditures within the general budget and make recommendations back to the Council. This experience has made me acutely aware of the financial situation that Pacifica is currently facing and poises me to hit the ground running if elected to Council. I also serve as a director on Pacifican's Care, a local non profit organization that funds social services in Pacifica.

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