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Bainbridge Island School District No. 303 – Director District 1 – 4-year term

Lynn Smith Statement: I’ve lived on Bainbridge for 20 years. I have one child who attends Eagle
(Nonpartisan) Harbor High School and a 2017 graduate. As a present school board Director I’m
honored to be a public servant who always considers the best interest of all students.
Phone: (206) 451-4644 The District’s success is the product of collaboration among the board, teachers, staff,
Email: vote4Lynn@gmail.com parents, students, and local taxpayers. I’m proud of the relationships we have built.
We share the same goal, providing our children with the tools to become creative,
Website: votelynn4schoolboard.com lifelong learners who are valuable, empathetic citizens of this world.
Elected Experience: Bainbridge Island School Board Director As a board we have faced hard realities but we’ve learned from each and will use that
District 1 2015-Present knowledge to plan for our future. We’ve strategically handled declining enrollment
Other Professional Experience: Owner: LynnksDesign, through careful budgeting and right-sizing while causing the least amount of impact
Technical Training Documentation Specialist, SAP on students and programs. Attracting and retaining quality staff continues to be a top
Implementation Training and Change Management Consultant priority as well as ensuring the safety and emotional health of all of our students.
Education: BA Political Science University of California Santa Barbara I thank the community for their support of the district through partnerships, internships,
volunteerism, and approving bonds and levies. I am humbled that Bainbridge Island
Community Service: Island community volunteer, Board Member BI-K: Sending has such high regard for both our schools and our community.
students to Nepal as a service project, Past Board President Ovation! Performing Arts
Northwest, Past President PTOCC, Past President Odyssey Multiage Program

Bainbridge Island School District No. 303 – Director District 3 – 4-year term

Sanjay Pal Statement: I have dedicated my professional career to defending environmental
(Nonpartisan) public goods, and with that perspective am running for school board to promote
education as a necessary public good which requires consistent and sustainable
investment. Public education funding is, more often than not, an on-going challenge
Phone: (310) 701-4329 for most school districts and BISD is no different. BISD is the largest employer on
Email: sanjaypal@gmail.com Bainbridge Island, and arguably one of the largest drivers of economic growth. At
the same time, BISD’s social contribution is invaluable. My goal as a school board
Professional Experience: My background includes a diverse, member will be to promote BISD’s public mission and to help defend and enhance
yet complimentary set of experiences commercializing new BISD’s position as an institution of excellence that not only produces a highly
technologies in natural resource markets such as biofuels, educated and enlightened citizenry, but also provides a key facet of the foundation that
solar power, hydraulic fracturing & wastewater treatment, makes Bainbridge Island one of the best places to live.
phosphate-ore refining & phosphoric acid production, weather
forecasting, high-performance plastics, and synthetic biology.
Education - BS, Engineering (UC Berkeley), MBA (Columbia University)

Bainbridge Island School District No. 303 – Director District 4 – 4-year term

Andrew Ewing Statement: As a parent, educator, education researcher, and community member, I
(Nonpartisan) am excited to run for the Bainbridge Island School Board. I am running out of a sense
of civic duty to further improve this great community. Both of my children have bilateral
moderate hearing loss and use hearing aids. I want to be an advocate to ensure all
Phone: (206) 855-5393 our students continue to have equal opportunity to learn and succeed, regardless of
Email: andy.ewing.phd@gmail.com circumstance.
Website: www.andrewewing.com
I have worked in education at the post-secondary level in one way or another over
Biography: After receiving an excellent public education in the past fifteen years and spent quite a few of those years researching education
Maryland, I earned my BA in Mathematics and Economics policy from an economics perspective. I researched education policy as a Research
from McDaniel College and my MA and PhD in Economics Assistant at the Center for Reinventing Public Education, and I wrote my dissertation
from the University of Washington, specializing in education on student evaluations of teachers and their relationship to learning. When I was a
policy. Upon graduation, I pursued my dream of teaching as professor, I developed and taught an entire course on education policy at a college
an Assistant Professor at Eckerd College in Florida. My wife without an education department.
and I made the decision in 2012 to move back west to Bainbridge Island to raise our As we enter an era of declining enrollment, uncertain funding, and increasing capital
family. I spent several years as the Utilities Economist for King County Wastewater costs, I believe I have the qualifications and experiences to guide policy-making in the
Treatment Division before shifting gears and working as a Data Scientist for AOL right direction.
Platforms and iSpot.tv.
It would be an honor to serve as your school board director.

Christina Hulet Statement: Bainbridge schools are blessed with strong academics, highly-qualified
(Nonpartisan) staff, engaged families, and a very supportive community, and I am grateful and
honored to have served on the School Board this past year.
Phone: (206) 755-2161 As the district embarks on its strategic planning process to identify priorities for
Email: christina_hulet@hotmail.com improvement over the next 3 years, I would like to continue providing leadership
with the Board to ensure our priorities include the following: 1) that we raise strong,
Website: www.christinahulet.com healthy, resilient youth who can lead fulfilling, meaningful lives; 2) that all stakeholders
Elected Experience: Director, Bainbridge Island School collaborate to ensure that every student—irrespective of income, race, ethnicity, ability,
Board, appointed November 2018. gender, sexuality, religion, etc.—receives the opportunities and support they need to
thrive; and 3) that we continue to equip and support our teachers and staff to do their
Professional Experience: Former Executive Health Policy best work.
Advisor to Washington Governor Christine Gregoire; former
Process Improvement Manager at Harborview Medical I believe my past experience developing legislative and budget priorities, implementing
Center. Consultant with state and local governments, nonprofits and foundations in business and quality improvement initiatives to strengthen mission, and negotiating
collaborative efforts to improve results in health care, youth mental health, equity and complex policy issues across diverse stakeholders, coupled with my experience as
other community priorities. a parent of school-aged children, will enable me to make a vital contribution as the
district works to ensure healthier students, increased equity of opportunity, and sound
Community Service: Interview civic leaders for Bainbridge Community Broadcasting; fiscal and operational management.
have served on boards of Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Seattle Center Advisory
Commission, and the Center for Women & Democracy.
Education: B.A. in Public Policy from Duke University; M.B.A. in Sustainable
Business from Bainbridge Graduate Institute.

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