Charles Lyddane endorsed for School Board

 Local Republican Committees Jointly Endorse GVSD School Board Candidate Charles Lyddane

Great Valley - On March 9, 2013 Republican committee people representing Republican voters living in Great Valley’s School Board Region II (parts of Republican Areas 9 and 10) endorsed Charlie Lyddane for School Board.

Region II includes Malvern Borough, the General Warren Village, the Route 29 corridor and parts of the parts of Willistown directly east & west of Malvern Borough (voters living in Malvern, East Whiteland Precincts 5 & 6 and Willistown Precincts N1 & N4).

 After an open process soliciting community input and prominently posting a notice in Malvern Patch seeking interested and qualified candidates for Great Valley School Board, the committee representing Republican voters in Region II met the candidates and caucused, endorsing Charlie Lyddane by a two -thirds vote.

 According to Bill Tickner, Committee member and Willistown community leader, “Charlie Lyddane is the businessman we need to represent the Great Valley School community on the School Board. I am proud and pleased that Charlie a pro-education Great Valley parent with a strong background in finance and business development has stepped up to put those skills to work on our behalf. We need someone like Charlie who’s willing to steward scarce taxpayer resources into classroom education first..

 Meredith Buettner, Secretary of Republican Area 10, former GVSD Student School Board Member and a 2004 graduate of Great Valley High School, is enthusiastic about Lyddane’s candidacy. “I am very excited about Mr. Lyddane and thrilled to have played a part in his selection. As a Great Valley alumnus, I believe he is exactly the kind of candidate that our current students, parents, and taxpayers can all support—he truly cares about education, is committed to seeing all Great Valley graduates succeed, and has the professional background to direct resources to ensure that we do.”

 Mr. Lyddane has lived in Great Valley School District for 15 years and has graduated two children from the District. A graduate of Union College in Schenectady, NY, Mr. Lyddane has a BA in History and also attended the Business School at Union. He started his career at Xerox. He was Vice President of Merrill Lynch and Legg Mason in West Chester for 23 years. As a real estate developer and investor in Chester County for the past 9 years, Mr. Lyddane has significant experience in budget development and implementation, as well as achieving strategic goals in a timely and cost efficient manner. He also has significant experience in Property Management.

 According to Mr. Lyddane, “When you are managing shareholder’s money, you must produce a product that is beneficial to those shareholders. As a steward of taxpayer’s dollars, my goal is to use our resources wisely to provide a pro education classroom first learning experience for all students.

 Charlie Lyddane will face the incumbent Region II School Board Director as the endorsed Republican candidate in the May 21st primary election. The incumbent also lobbied for the Committee’s endorsement but following his interview only garnered 3 votes of the 9 cast.