Vote for Experience

Lisa Conyers, Incumbent

Area 3, Riverside County Board of Education

 

Ballot Statement

June 3, 2008, Consolidated Primary Election

I am completing my fifth year on the County Board of Education, serving currently as President. As the incumbent, I will continue to maintain an environment of high achievement for County students and dignified professional conditions for teachers and staff. I have visited and learned of initiatives at many schools throughout our region. My voice on the Board has been heard in setting policy for the County Office. I am well versed in the duties of the Board, and well qualified to hold this office. I was elected by my peers to serve as Board President and Vice President, and to two terms as a representative to the County School Boards Association. I hold a strong record of community leadership and have been recognized with commendations and achievement awards. I am an educator with a Ph.D. degree, have lived and worked in Spain and Mexico and am bilingual, and served as a Fulbright Exchange Administrator to Thailand. I am now Vice President of Educational Services at the Moreno Valley Campus of Riverside Community College. I know Area 3, and I know our County. I commit my abilities and energy to continuing to serve you. Thank you for your vote.


 

Community Service

Board Member, and current President, Riverside County Board of Education, 2003 – present

Board Member, Moreno Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1997- 2001; and 2006 – present

Board Member, Moreno Valley Community Hospital Foundation, 2006 – present

Chairman, Riverside Sister City Committee with Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico, 1992 – 1996

Board Member, International Relations Council of Riverside, 1994 – 1996

Commissioner, Riverside Parks and Recreation Commission, Riverside, 1983 – 1987

Chairman, Citizens’ Ad Hoc Committee to Save Riverside’s Chinatown, 1984 - 1985

Board Member, League of Women Voters of Riverside, 1984

Treasurer, Cinco de Mayo Committee, City of Riverside, 1984

Coordinator, “An Armchair Tour of Historic Riverside,” Riverside Public Library, 1984

Chairman, Historic Costume Pageant and Workshops, Riverside Centennial Committee, 1983

 

Awards

A Woman of Distinction “Education and Civic Affairs,” University of Redlands Town & Gown, 2008

Exemplary Leader Award, National Chair Academy (nominated by Department Chairs and Campus Dean, MVC-RCCD), 2008

Distinguished Volunteer Award, Sister Cities International (nominated by City of Riverside), 2006

Education “Estrella” Award, Moreno Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2005

Fulbright Exchange Administrator to Thailand, US Department of State, 2002 – 2003

A Woman of Achievement, Riverside County YWCA, 2001

Keynote Commencement Speaker, Val Verde High School, 2000

Most Influential Instructor Award, Disabled Student Programs and Services, 1995

Teacher of the Year Award, Riverside Community College, 1993 – 1994

Outstanding Club Advisor Award, Riverside Community College, 1992 - 1993

Chancellor’s Patent Grant, University of California at Riverside, 1987

Outstanding Teaching Award, Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside, 1985

University Scholarship, New York University, 1976

Faculty Association Scholarship Award, Mt. San Antonio College, 1973

Bank of America Distinguished Student Scholarship, Mt. San Antonio College, 1973

A Woman of the Year, Mt. San Antonio College, 1973

 

Education

Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, University of California at Riverside

M.A. in Spanish, New York University

 

Current Professional Appointment

Vice President of Educational Services, Moreno Valley Campus, Riverside Community College District

 

Partial List of Supporters

Larry E. Allen

Jacqueline L. Ashe

Marion Ashley

Victoria Baca

William H. Batey II

Zelma Beard

Charles "Chuck" Beaty

Jane Block

Richard E. Block

Cordell Briggs

Stephanie Briggs

Stan E. Brown

Helen J. Browne

William J. Browne

Pat Chandler

Eileen Colapinto

Jerry Colapinto

Norma Cortez

Maureen Chavez

Amy Clark

Dan Clark

Theresa A. Currie

Jamil Dada

Ian Davidson

Terrance Davis

Bruce Dennis

Jose Duran

Lucia Duran

Anthony Fabelo

Pearl Ferrel

Sabina Fernandez

Bonnie Flickinger

David Flowers

George W. Gage

Michael Geller

Betty Gibbel

Ruthee Goldkorn

Nancy E. Hart

Jay Hoffman

Jesus M. Holguin

Harry Hood

Alvin C. Horn

Raymond Johnson

Natalie T. Jones

Samuel L. Jones

Lori Keeler

Richard Keeler

Marla Kirkland

Vick Knight

William R. Kroonen

Susan Lauda

Richard Lemire

Donna Lesser

Ellen Lipkin

Maggie Little

Ronald O. Loveridge

Ray Maghroori

Diane Marsh

Nancy Marsh

David A. McNiel

Adolfo Mediano

Camille Meldrum

Susan Mitchell

Jack Nieburger

Judy Nieburger

Dympna Nurre

June O'Connor

Sylvia O'Neill

Terry O'Neill

George Price

Wraymond Sawyerr

Marshall C. Scott

Paul M. Skinner

Kenneth Sotelo

Barbara N. Speer

Dina Stallings

Jack Stevens

Richard A. Stewart

Sandra Tapia

Dwight Tate

John Tavaglione

Cid Tenpas

Jon Tenpas

Barbara Tooker

Harold Trubo

Richard K. Tworek

Margie Walker

Frank West

Charles R. White

Campaign Donations : "Friends of Lisa Conyers" (ID #1305622), P.O. Box 7599, Moreno Valley, CA 92552

Email: lisaconyers@yahoo.com