Company Exec, QV Parent Seeks Spot on Quaker Valley School Board

P. Richard Warburton, 48, has lived in Leet Township since 2007. His family moved from Moon, in large part, to be in the Quaker Valley School District.

Warburton has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southampton (UK) and a law degree (J.D.) from Duquesne University.

He is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and General Counsel for ChemDAQ Inc., a manufacturer of gas detection monitors for workplace safety in Robinson Township.

This is Warburton's first time running for any public office and he is running on a platform of "Quality Education with Fiscal Responsibility."

He and his wife Jenny have two children attending Quaker Valley, their son Andrew, who is in the 10th grade and their daughter Lia, who is in sixth grade.

Here is Warburton's statement announcing the reasons for his candidacy:

"I am a strong believer in the value of education and the importance of a good school district to the entire community.

A good school district brings people into the area and maintains property values. The school board has a duty to our children to help them be the best they can be, a duty to the parents to work as closely as possible with them and a duty to the tax payers to be fiscally responsible with their money.

The QV school district is one of the best around; ranking 14th in the state (US & World, 2013) and I will work hard to push these high standards even higher."

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