Four candidates filed candidacy papers this month to fill the remaining four-year term on the Foothill-De Anza School Board held by Jay Jackman, who resigned last July to relocate to Ithaca, N.Y. Elections will be Nov. 3. The term expires in 2001.
Joseph J. Krackeler has been an executive at Raychem Corporation for 20 years. His consulting programs have included materials development projects, patent litigation work and technical due diligence activities.
A longtime resident of Los Altos Hills, Krackeler has taken many courses at Foothill College. He has taught general chemistry at De Anza College.
Krackeler's goals include working "for the continued improvement" of the district.
Edward (Sandy) Hay is a consulting geologist and has been a geology instructor at Foothill and De Anza colleges for 35 years. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.
Hay's goals include returning "our colleges to their once-strong student-oriented focus."
Pat Millar is a longtime educator who has taught graduate courses in school law, educational administration and advanced labor relations at San Jose State University.
Millar directed a national research project on college costs for a consortium on finance, served as a legislative aide for former state senator Becky Morgan and as consultant to the senate education committee.
Millar's goals include providing "outstanding opportunities for the diverse and rapidly increasing student body."
June Elaine Lubich is a retired United Airlines flight attendant and a part-time administrative assistant.
A 20-year Los Altos resident, she was awarded the Foothill College Community Service Award in 1998. She served as an advisory panel member and on the step program at Foothill College. She also volunteered 14 years at the Los Altos School District and the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District.
Lubich's goals include encouraging "recognition of students' diversity including diversity in learning styles."
In the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, four candidates are running for three, four-year terms. Incumbents Judy Hannemann and Sue Graham will be on November's ballot as will newcomers David J. Williams and Catherine Knipe. Incumbent Rick Bell did not file candidacy papers.
See next week's edition for candidate profiles.