| Answers to Candidate Questionnaire |
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What experience, connections, skills or traits would you bring to the local station board to advance the station's mission? |
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Grant Writing and Outreach |
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What do you appreciate and value in the station's current operations? |
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It's a wonderful radio station with a great balance of music, cultural, and news programing. |
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What would you like to see improved or changed in the station's current operations? |
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I want to help with fundraising and getting the word out about this great radio station. |
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Describe what you anticipate would be your top three priorities or areas of focus if you were elected to the local station board. |
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Fundraising - Social Media Outreach - Live Broadcasts from Various Locations |
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Sustainability is an important part of any nonprofit operation. What are your thoughts on how the board can help to improve the station's financial footing? |
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I think the first step would be to look at the budget and understand what the financial needs of the station are and then find sources of funding and maybe areas of the budget that can be reigned in. |
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Is there anything else you would like prospective voters to know? |
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I'm just here to help keep this great radio station going on and on. |
I’ve listened to KPFT for the past 8 years and love the variety of music and cultural programming that comes from the station. I’m trained as a Civil engineer and have over 14 years’ experience as a professor teaching student about fundamental of engineering. I am very familiar with the grant writing process and managing grant budgets and schedule requirements.