Kristo Miettinen
Kristo Miettinen was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Greece Central Board of Education in New York. He lost the general election on May 20, 2014.
Biography
Kristo Miettinen is a resident of Monroe County, New York. Miettinen earned his B.S. degree in electrical engineering and his B.A. degree in philosophy from Cornell University. He also earned a master's degree in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.B.A. degree in finance and quality management from the Rochester Institute of Technology and an M.S.S. degree from the United States Army War College.
Miettinen is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve and a faculty instructor at the United States Army War College. He served in Afghanistan as the Command Inspector General of the 333rd Military Police Brigade and he was awarded the Combat Action Badge in 2002 and the Bronze Star medal in 2002, 2006 and 2013.[1] Miettinen is also employed as a chief engineer and staff scientist with Exelis Inc. Geospatial Systems.[2]
Elections
2014
Kristo Miettinen and Richard Cunningham lost to incumbent Sean McCabe and fellow challengers Lisa Christoffel and Bill Maloney for the three at-large seats in the general election on May 20, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Sean McCabe Incumbent |
23.3% | 1,604 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa Christoffel |
22.6% | 1,557 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Maloney |
22.1% | 1,519 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Cunningham | 20.8% | 1,427 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kristo Miettinen | 11.2% | 769 | |
| Total Votes | 6,876 | |||
| Source: Greece Central School District, "Budget, Proposition Approved; Christoffel, McCabe, and Maloney Elected," accessed May 21, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Miettinen did not file a campaign finance report with the New York State Board of Elections during the election.[3][4]
Endorsements
Miettinen did not receive any endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2014
A pamphlet issued by the school district included Miettinen's campaign statement for 2014:
| “ | I bring over 20 years of experience in operations, command, supervision, and management to GSCD. In academic assignments I have developed curricula, taught, and secured institutional accreditation in positions at the vocational, undergraduate, and graduate levels. I want to drive excellence in GCSD through prudent change management with awareness of organizational behaviors, broad-based leader development, discipline in application of administrative processes, and conscientious resource management. I am skilled at developing and managing budgets, and experienced in recruitment, retention, professional development, evaluation, and when necessary, reduction of professional staff. I will emphasize developing communication, reasoning, and research/studying skills at the middle school level in order to prepare students to learn autonomously and perform exceptionally in high school and beyond. For me, the relentless pursuit of adequacy is unacceptable. Excellence is the only standard in ethics, academics, personal conduct, consideration of others, inclusion, and cohesion.[5] | ” |
| —Greece Central School District candidate pamphlet (2014)[2] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Kristo + Miettinen + Greece + Central + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kristo Miettinen," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Greece Central School District, "2014-15 Board of Education Candidates," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Contribution Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Expenditure Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Greece Central School District Elections | |
| Monroe County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 20, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Sean McCabe • Lisa Christoffel • Richard Cunningham • Bill Maloney • Kristo Miettinen |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
