Millcreek School Board Candidates - May 2013
Mike Kobylka –
current school board member running for a 2nd term
Website: couldn’t find one
Address: 5120 Cherry St
Current Job: Broadcast
engineer for Jet and Lily broadcasting / also employed at Gannon and Penn State
Behrend Communications Dept.
1. Closing Elementary
Schools? Against it.
2. Comments: He is the ONLY school board member who voted
against the $100 million Mega school project and he voted against the salary
increase for Golde.
*Mike
stands apart from the other school board members just by being polite and respectful
of the Parents who show up at the
school board meetings.
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Donna Reese
Website: www.reeseforschoolboard.com
Address: 4057 Calico Dr
Current Job: General Exterminating co-owner/owner
of Erie Small Business All.
1. Closing Elementary Schools? Against it
2. Comments: Donna was prepared and organized at the
April 30th School Board Forum. She wants to bring
integrity and fiscal responsibility back to the school board. I also liked
Donna’s thoughtful, money-saving ideas for the school district.
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John Pitzer – resident of Millcreek for 25 years
Website: www.pitzerforschoolboard.com
Address: 5105 Larae Dr
Current Job: territory
manager at Erie Industrial Supply
1. Closing Elementary Schools? I haven’t verified it
but he has given me that impression.
2. Comments: John was also very prepared at the April
30th Forum. He had some very good ideas about what the Millcreek School board could do going forward.
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Lou Aliota
Website: couldn’t
find one
Address: 538 Margo Court Erie
Current Job: CEO
and President at Pharmacy Management & Healthcare Consultants
1. Closing elementary schools? Against it.
2. Term Limits? Yes. Per Facebook comments, he is for
term limits.
3. Comments: Lou
has been respectful and professional on the No New McDowell page and he has
been involved with research and right to know letters from the very beginning.
Quote from Mike
Kobylka: “The only other candidate
you should consider [in addition to Reese, Pitzer, Pike] is Aliota. “Lou put a lot of work in all the written requests he
has gathered over the past year against building a new McDowell.”
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Benjamin Pike
Website: I
could not find a website or a Facebook page
Address: 4715 Glenwood Park Ave
Current Job: owner
of an auto body shop
Comments: I liked some of the comments he made at
the April 30th Candidates Forum. He came across as fiscally
conservative. He is a good candidate. I am more familiar with the other candidates
due to their involvement with No New McDowell.
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Christopher
Busko
Website: I could not find a website or a Facebook page
Address: 824
Marshall Drive , 16505
Current Job: Vice President of Quantum Plating
Closing Elementary schools? He gave
the impression that he thought it was unavoidable during the forum
Term Limits? Not available
Comments: In the Public Forum on
April 30th, it seemed as if Christopher was nervous and not as well
prepared as the other candidates. I say this with respect because it is not
easy to get up in front of people and state your positions.
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John
M. DiPlacido – absolute NO!!
Address: 3005 W
53rd St , 16506
Current Job: retired electrical engineer
Closing Elementary Schools? Wasn't able to verify
Comments: He voted for the $100
million Mega school project despite his constituent’s protests and he voted for
a salary increase for Michael Golde.
