Ballots for the Aug. 4 Primary Election have arrived on Bainbridge Island.
Islanders will cast votes in one race: for the Director District 1 position on the Bainbridge Island School Board. The nonpartisan office carries a four-year term.
Lynn Smith and Duncan C. Macfarlane are seeking the seat on the board. A third candidate, Tatiana Epanchin-Troyan, is on the ballot but has pulled out of the race for medical reasons.
Here is the candidate statement for Duncan C. Macfarlane, as prepared for the Kitsap County Local Voters’ Pamphlet.
Duncan C. Macfarlane
Biography
Elected Experience: Twice elected to Leadership Council, Topanga Elementary School, LAUSD, 4 years. Seattle Intellectual Property Inn of Court, Board Member, 3 years.
Other Professional Experience:
Founded Macfarlane Law in 2007. Practice includes intellectual propery, media, and business law. Founded Race Horse Studios in 1995. Commercial recording studio and audio post facility. Producer, engineer, and composer. Toured internationally as voice coach.
Education:
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, Juris Doctor. California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California, BFA Music.
Community Service:
Boy Scout Cubmaster and Den Leader, 4 years. Seattle Film Summit Steering Committee. Special City Prosecutor, Burbank, California, Volunteer. Deputy City Prosecutor, Los Angeles, California, Volunteer.
Statement:
Our public schools are a source of pride for every resident.
Outstanding education relies on inspired educators, quality facilities, high standards, and community involvement. We need to support teachers in helping each student succeed to their fullest potential.
My experience as an attorney is ideally suited for collaborating with stakeholders to develop informed policies. As a business owner I bring a pragmatic, reasoned approach to problem solving and appreciate the importance of fiscal responsibility. Through my background in the music and entertainment industry I have participated in the creative process and value the role of arts in education. Having played sports throughout my life I fully appreciate the balance they bring to a wellrounded education. My wife and I were very pleased with our children’s experience at Wilkes and are looking forward to their transitions to Sakai and Woodward this fall.
I believe in a robust marketplace of ideas. By embracing divergent perspectives we can achieve our common goal of providing education to our children worthy of our community. I welcome the opportunity to work together in an informed, objective, transparent, and collaborative process and build on our past success and make our great public schools extraordinary.
