School
Board Candidate
Introduces Himself...
September 2, 2005
ENN invited all
candidates for town council, mayor and school board to make a
statement, regardless whether
they were running unopposed or were in a race. Below is Bob
Homan's statement. He is unopposed as are all school board
candidates. Homan has been a huge supporter of Eatonville schools
for many years.
What
Bob Homan has to Say
Hi! I would like to introduce myself, my name is Bob
Homan and I’m running for Eatonville School District Position
#2. This is a four
year term and I’m looking forward to the job ahead of me!
I will tell you a few things about myself. First
of all I grew up in Lynnwood Washington and graduated from Lynnwood
High school Class of ’79. I moved out on my own and went
directly into Edmonds Community College where I was working on
prerequisites for my Engineering Degree and played some baseball
while I was at it. I eventually decided before beginning my third
year at the U that Engineering wasn’t for me, and began persuing
a career in the Fire Service, which I eventually attained. During
that time I met the love of my life, Mary, and dove head long into
marrying her 1 ½ after we met.
I have been in the Fire
service for 23 years and some change total, 20 years
professionally. I currently work for the Renton Fire Department.
I am a firefighter/EMT, I work on the ladder company and am
on the Hazardous Materials team which I’ve been on for 12 years.
Along with my normal duties of Fire Suppression activities , EMS,
Fire Prevention and numerous Public Relations Activities, I am
currently the Haz-Mat Team leader and have some budgeting and
administrative responsibilities along with scheduling
of the personnel on our shift. Since just before 9/11 I have spent
time getting certified as a Department of Justice – Weapons of
Mass Destruction- instructor and currently teach numerous classes
in this field.
I’ve have lived in
the Eatonville Area for 10 years, I have been married for 18 years
to Mary, and am a proud father of two kids, Cameron a freshman
at EHS, and Abbey a 7th grader at EMS.
We have 5 acres where we enjoy 1 horse (34 yrs. Old), 8
dogs (Border Collies-my wife’s) and currently 9 sheep.
I have been involved with
the schools ever since we moved here in one way or another. I
started off as a member of the WES PTA and quickly became
their treasurer. The
next step was the WES PTA President.
I have served on the District Facilities Committee
(Co-chair), the previous 3 Bond Committees’ (Co-chair),
exceptional misconduct Committee, and most recently the BEAP
committee Chair. I
have been the EMS knowledge bowl coach for 2 years where the kids
have won 1 Varsity Championship and 1 JV Championship. I had the
pleasure to be an Assistant Coach for the EMS football team last
year and have been a coach for various sports within EYSA for at
least 8 years. I have participated in the Relay-for-Life Cancer
walk, and am proud to say that I will be inducted into the
Eatonville Lions on September 1st.
Now, why am I running for
School Board? Very
simply because I like Kids and
I like being involved in the Community and Education.
I believe that successful schools are the cornerstone of a
flourishing and prosperous community. I also contend that our kids
are our most important resource for a successful future.
As a School Board member it will be my goal to see that the
District continues to improve our facilities by passing a bond,
enabling our children to increase their educational experiences
and enjoy being at a school they can be proud of!
I feel that I will be representing all 2000+ kids in our
district and want to do what’s best for the majority.
It will be my responsibility to listen to my constituents,
parents, kids, administrators, teachers and staff and make the
best decisions with my other board members on what’s best for the the District!
I am looking forward to
meeting new people and hearing what you have to say, and looking
forward to a partnership with the Town to continue to make
Eatonville an AWESOME place to live and bring up kids!
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