NESHANNOCK SCHOOLS Candidates
Five candidates are running for four four-year terms and three candidates are seeking the unexpired two-year term left open by the resignation of Russell H. Forney on the Neshannock Area School board. An (*) indicates incumbent:
FOUR-YEAR TERM
TRACY STEVENSON
Age: 43.Home: 417 Lawnview Ave.Employment: Mother and full-time homemaker.Education: Neshannock High School and business graduate at Robert Morris College.Family: Husband, Bob; three children, Robbie and Ryan, 15-year-old twins, and daughter, Kylee, 12.Priority: To bring about positive changes that will reflect and support the needs of our community, especially the students of the Neshannock School District.
FRANK RONDINELLI
Did not respond to The Vindicator's questionnaire.
JAMES W. KEARNEY JR.
Did not respond to The Vindicator's questionnaire.
RICHARD CANCIELLO
Did not respond to The Vindicator's questionnaire.
FRANCIS LAURO
Did not respond to The Vindicator's questionnaire.
TWO-YEAR TERM
JOSEPH G. GIERLACH
Age: 48.Home: 133 Shannon Drive.Employment: Penn Power, customer service specialist since 1979.Education: Union High School; bachelor's degree in education at Slippery Rock University.Family: Wife, Cheryl; daughter, Kylie.Priority: To protect tax dollars and raise student morale and give a voice to taxpayers by promoting open public discussion at the beginning and end of each school board meeting.
CHERYL KIMMEL
Age: 52.Home: RD 5, Box 305, Mercer Road.Employment: Self-employed computer consultant since 1993.Education: Bachelor's degree in mathematics from Case Western Reserve; graduate studies at Ohio State in industrial and system engineering.Family: Husband, Tracy; children Cortny and Matthew.Priority: To uphold the mission of the Neshannock Township School District "where educational excellence today equals excellent opportunities for tomorrow."
COY PRICE
Age: 45.Home: 357 Morningstar Lane.Employment: Owner and founder of Second Opinion Research and Consulting.Education: High school graduate.Family: Wife, Marsha; sons, Coy, 14 and Christopher, 8; daughter, Lynsey, 12.Priority: I will start my term with an open mind and my decisions will be based on facts at hand and with the taxpayers best interest first. I am not connected either politically or personally to any group or individual.