Max Bochmann: Candidate Profile

Note: Answers provided have not been edited for grammar, misspellings or typos. In some instances, candidate claims that could not be immediately verified have been omitted. Jump to:BioKey IssuesQA Bio City: NapervilleWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: College of DuPageAge: 65Family: Widower since 2009 One child One grandchildOccupation: School bus driverEducation: B.A. Westmar College, LeMars, Iowa 1969Trustee training seminars with International Foundation, Northwestern University, Stanford University, GFOA.Civic involvement: Member Waukegan Yacht ClubRegular blood donor with Heartland 40 yearsSummer Place TheaterElected offices held: Trustee, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, January 2000 to December 2010.ESP Chair, Illinois Education Association (IEA), 2005 to present.Executive Committee, IEA, 2007 to present.Have you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain: No.Candidate's Key Issues Key Issue 1 I seek a balance of competing interests that will continue to draw students, to attract and retain quality faculty, staff and administration, yet preserve the support of the District 502 community.Key Issue 2 Risk management, including the risk of the economic and political climate of Illinois impacting our capacity to serve the associate and transfer students and to meet the community's workplace needs.Key Issue 3 We need to help the General Assembly understand how vital it is to our community that they fufill their funding commitment to higher education.Questions Answers With enrollment up at my many community colleges, it can be challenging to keep pace as far as available classroom/lab space, the number of qualified teachers and available course work options. How would you manage that?Effective administrators manage those issues in compliance with board policy and within the guidelines of the board's budget document.In tough economic times, many students (and working professionals) turn to a community college for its educational value. How do you ensure that a person's financial sacrifice equates into an educational benefit?The delivery of quality service at a competitive rate is a valuable benefit regardless of the economic climate.Is a tax rate increase needed and, if so, how do you justify it?Not at this time.Community colleges provide many services to a diverse population. Is there a service your college should be providing that it is not, or reaching a segment of the population that it is not?I'm not currently aware of any gaps in service coverage, but my understanding will expand, and any gaps for which the talent, space, funding, and public support exists, should be addressed.If you are a newcomer, what prompted you to run for the park board? If you're an incumbent, list your accomplishments or key initiatives in which you played a leadership role.I've been encouraged to seek this position by numerous friends and many within the broader 'trustee community' as a natural follow-up to my 11 years as an IMRF trustee. I agree I have the commitment, time, energy, patience and experience to do quality board work for the College of DuPage community.