The Other Candidates
There are two other candidates besides Nadia running for Position #6 on the School Board. One is former Eugene Weekly news editor Aria Seligman. Seligman shares many of Nadia's progressive values. At a time when the School Board faces many large and emotionally charged issues however, Nadia's extensive political experience and training in cross-cultural communication are vital, timely assets that no other candidate can bring to the position on the Board.
Also running for the School Board position is the appointed incumbent, Eric Forrest. Forrest is the former President of Sales for the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Eugene, and a founding member of the Parkway Yes! Political Action Committee. Parkway Yes! was the #1 PAC in terms of money spent locally 1998-2003 according to a study by the Register Guard, published December 22nd, 2003.
Forrest is also an at-large member of the Eugene Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
He is currently a member of the School Board Budget Committee, a position he took after leaving the City of Eugene Budget Committee.
Forrest is also active on the state level in debates concerning school policy. He was discussed in a Register Guard story on March 29th, 2005 regarding Senate Bills 560 and 860, requiring that nutritional standards be applied to food and drink sold in public schools.
Also running for the School Board position is the appointed incumbent, Eric Forrest. Forrest is the former President of Sales for the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Eugene, and a founding member of the Parkway Yes! Political Action Committee. Parkway Yes! was the #1 PAC in terms of money spent locally 1998-2003 according to a study by the Register Guard, published December 22nd, 2003.
Forrest is also an at-large member of the Eugene Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
He is currently a member of the School Board Budget Committee, a position he took after leaving the City of Eugene Budget Committee.
Forrest is also active on the state level in debates concerning school policy. He was discussed in a Register Guard story on March 29th, 2005 regarding Senate Bills 560 and 860, requiring that nutritional standards be applied to food and drink sold in public schools.
"Eric Forrest, an executive with a Eugene-based soft drink distributor, argued that it's actually beneficial for students to pass by vending machines in their schools that offer a variety of soft drinks for sale; this way, they learn to choose when it's appropriate to have a sugary soft drink and when they would be better off purchasing water or a sports drink, said Forrest, vice president of the MLF Group, a Pepsi distribution business. Forrest also is a member of the Eugene School Board."
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