Incumbent Michael Parham is president of the Irvine Unified School District Board of Education and is running for reelection to the board.
Paul Bokota, who is a local businessman, is running for one of three open seats on the Irvine School Board.
Carolyn Inmon is a retired teacher and is running for the Irvine School Board.
Lauren Brooks, an educator and businesswoman, is running for the Irvine School Board.
Margaret Brown, a school planning director, is running for the Irvine School Board.
Deputy District Attorney Cyril Yu is running for the Irvine School Board.
Omar Ezzeldine, chair of the city's Finance Commission, is running for the Irvine School Board.
Michelle Ollada Alipio, a school nurse, is running for the Irvine School Board.
Bob Vu, an educator, scientist and entrepreneur, is running for the Irvine School Board.
IRVINE – Nine people have qualified to run for three open seats on Irvine Unified School District Board of Education.
Paul Bokota, a local businessman; Lauren Brooks, an educator and businesswoman; Margaret Brown, a school planning director; Omar Ezzeldine, chair of the city's Finance Commission and an educator; Carolyn Inmon, a retired teacher; Michelle Ollada Alipio, a school nurse; incumbent and board president Michael Parham; Bob Vu, an educator, scientist and entrepreneur; and Deputy District Attorney Cyril Yu filed paperwork with the Orange County Registrar of Voters.
The three open seats are filled by board members Parham, Carolyn McInerney and Sue Kuwabara, whose terms are up this year.
Another spot may open up, as board member Gavin Huntley-Fenner has filed nomination papers to run for Irvine City Council.
Each School Board candidate paid $1,508 for a 200-word statement of qualifications to be printed in the sample ballot mailed to registered voters before the election, according to the Registrar's office. The statements are available online at ocvote.com/voting/candidate-info.
Voter registration forms are available at the City Clerk's office, 1 Civic Center Parkway, Irvine. The office is open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. alternating Fridays. Voters can also register online at ocvote.com.