Loudoun County School Board, Ashburn District

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The Candidates

Eric D. Hornberger ()

Occupation
Executive director, Mustard Seed Foundation.

Public Service

President, board of trustees, Ashburn Farm (HOA) Association; leader, Ashburn Farm Parents United; member, PTA Sanders Corner Elementary School, PTSO Belmont Ridge Middle School, PTSO Stone Bridge High School; former member, Arlington County Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee, 2000-01; volunteer, Peace Corps, Guinea, 1990-92.

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John A. Andrews II ()

Occupation
Owner, real estate development and general-contracting company.

Public Service

Member, Chamber of Commerce; member, Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church; vice chair, Blue Ridge Speech and Hearing; founding member, Loudoun Economic Development Commission; founder, Loudoun Affordable Housing Board; past vice chairman, Goose Creek District Boy Scouts of America; Loudoun School Board, Broad Run Dist., 1999-2003; Loudoun School Board, Potomac Dist., 2004-08; past chairman, Loudoun School Board, 2004-05.

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Deborah D. Piland ()

Occupation
Lawyer.

Public Service

President, O'Shaughnessy-Hurst Memorial Foundation; former member, Loudoun County Housing Advisory Committee; member, board of directors, Loudoun County Health Center; former member, Reston Planning and Zoning Committee; former member, board of directors, Hispanics Against Child Abuse and Neglect.

John W. Ryan ()

Occupation
Self-employed educational consultant.

Public Service

Trustee, Northern Virginia Community College Foundation; past board chair, member, Northern Virginia Community College; past board vice chair, member, INOVA Loudoun hospital; past president, Belmont Community Association; past trustee, INOVA Health Services Board; past commissioner, Loudoun County Economic Development Commission.

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Chris H. Souther ()

Occupation
Seventh-grade life science teacher, Seneca Ridge Middle School, LCPS.

Public Service

Former member, board of directors, Crossroads United Methodist Church; former member, business advisory board, Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute; former member, board of directors, Ashburn Girls Softball League; former member, board of directors, Twin Oaks HOA.

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