Candidates Forum Speech - Bonnie Quackenbush
I AM PROUDLY RUNNING FOR CORTLAND COUNTY LEGISLATURE. And you need to know who I am and why I will be an active, concerned and strong candidate.
First and foremost, I am a proud mother of three amazing boys: Bob, Ed and Dan. It was the day after my two oldest sons (Bob and Ed) graduated from High School this past June that I received a call asking me to run for the County Legislature, Ward 5.
I am a Secondary Ed. Science teacher and have my Bachelor’s Degree and Masters Degree from SUNY Cortland. I am certified in 7-12th grade General and Earth Science, Biology and English (with a mere 3 credits lacking for Physics certification). I am also working toward Special Ed. Certification for my current place of employment, George Junior Republic.
I also taught at the college level. In fact, my first teaching experience (while working on my Graduate Degree) was at Cayuga Correctional Facility, a medium security prison, teaching Geology 101. Two years ago, I taught at SUNY Cortland: it was an Integrated Earth Science and Biology course for soon-to-be Elementary Ed. teachers.
For eight years, I was a Cub Scout Den Leader and Pack Master at Barry Elementary.
For three years, I have produced my show STORYTIME at Time Warner’s CACTV. It airs on Channel 2, Monday – Thursday at 7 p.m. with the idea that if no one else will read to the children, then I will.
For two years, I chaired Chautauqua, an annual event sponsored by the Cortland County Council of Churches.
My children and I were acolytes, and designed and planted the Children’s Garden, at Grace Episcopal Church.
I was the Ithaca Festival Coordinator in 1990, concentrating on making the Festival accessible to the Differently-Abled.
I helped organize the Cortland County/New York State Energy Fair (1990-1992).
I was Liaison between citizen groups and SUNY Cortland in September 1989 when the NYS Siting Commission came to Cortland.
Oddly enough, I managed and played in Steve Southworth and The Rockabilly Rays from March 1986-November 1988.
And recently, I became a block captain on the South side Neighborhood Watch.
OBVIOUSLY, I have already been active in the community as an entertainer, producer, promoter, mediator, gardener, reader and teacher. I am ready to take all these managerial and creative, problem-solving skills to another level. I am ready to put a public name and face on the efforts I already make in order to create a better world here in Cortland and enhance the sense of community and responsibility we all have to each other and to the future.
If you want a passionate supporter of children, the Differently-Abled and those in need, if you want a relentless promoter of Cortland County business, tourism and geologic attributes, if you want a diligent, slightly obsessive perfectionist manning the time-lines and other details, if you want a creative problem-solver to save money on current programs and create projects that we will all benefit from in the future, if you want a caring soul who will sit and talk (and boy can I talk), then I am your Legislator.
First and foremost, I am a proud mother of three amazing boys: Bob, Ed and Dan. It was the day after my two oldest sons (Bob and Ed) graduated from High School this past June that I received a call asking me to run for the County Legislature, Ward 5.
I am a Secondary Ed. Science teacher and have my Bachelor’s Degree and Masters Degree from SUNY Cortland. I am certified in 7-12th grade General and Earth Science, Biology and English (with a mere 3 credits lacking for Physics certification). I am also working toward Special Ed. Certification for my current place of employment, George Junior Republic.
I also taught at the college level. In fact, my first teaching experience (while working on my Graduate Degree) was at Cayuga Correctional Facility, a medium security prison, teaching Geology 101. Two years ago, I taught at SUNY Cortland: it was an Integrated Earth Science and Biology course for soon-to-be Elementary Ed. teachers.
For eight years, I was a Cub Scout Den Leader and Pack Master at Barry Elementary.
For three years, I have produced my show STORYTIME at Time Warner’s CACTV. It airs on Channel 2, Monday – Thursday at 7 p.m. with the idea that if no one else will read to the children, then I will.
For two years, I chaired Chautauqua, an annual event sponsored by the Cortland County Council of Churches.
My children and I were acolytes, and designed and planted the Children’s Garden, at Grace Episcopal Church.
I was the Ithaca Festival Coordinator in 1990, concentrating on making the Festival accessible to the Differently-Abled.
I helped organize the Cortland County/New York State Energy Fair (1990-1992).
I was Liaison between citizen groups and SUNY Cortland in September 1989 when the NYS Siting Commission came to Cortland.
Oddly enough, I managed and played in Steve Southworth and The Rockabilly Rays from March 1986-November 1988.
And recently, I became a block captain on the South side Neighborhood Watch.
OBVIOUSLY, I have already been active in the community as an entertainer, producer, promoter, mediator, gardener, reader and teacher. I am ready to take all these managerial and creative, problem-solving skills to another level. I am ready to put a public name and face on the efforts I already make in order to create a better world here in Cortland and enhance the sense of community and responsibility we all have to each other and to the future.
If you want a passionate supporter of children, the Differently-Abled and those in need, if you want a relentless promoter of Cortland County business, tourism and geologic attributes, if you want a diligent, slightly obsessive perfectionist manning the time-lines and other details, if you want a creative problem-solver to save money on current programs and create projects that we will all benefit from in the future, if you want a caring soul who will sit and talk (and boy can I talk), then I am your Legislator.
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