196th House District: Rob McIlvaine: write in candidate to replace

[DebJ]

Bev Mackereth. I received this notice today from the Democratic Party of York County. Rob's a great guy.
I first met him during the primaries for Dean's campaign. He was on CNN several times during the Dover
Inteliigent Design controversy/suit by the ACLU. Rob and his wife Judy were two of the people who blew
the old Republican team off of the Dover school board. As a write in candidate, it is critical to
pass his name around, and even to do so in writing just before Nov 4. Here is the info sent to me:



Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee



ROB MCILVAINE FOR THE 196TH


Dear Neighbor,


My name is Rob McIlvaine and I’m seeking to fill Representative Beverley Mackereth’s seat in the 196 House District. As a write-in candidate on the Democratic ticket, I confront a huge challenge, but I’m prepared to work hard and do all I can to win come November 4th.



My family and I have lived and worked in York County for 28 years. We have a small farm in Dover Township and our four children went to Dover schools. My wife Judy and I currently serve on the Dover School Board. One of my reasons for entering the race for the 196th, in fact, is to continue the great work Bev Mackereth has begun on behalf of public education, particularly finding ways to fund public education more fairly without overburdening taxpayers. As someone who serves manufacturers across the nine counties of our South Central region, I know how important quality education is to getting and keeping a good job. Our young people must be prepared to handle the technology and demands of today’s high tech world, and education is key to their doing so. They deserve nothing less.



As I drive to work each morning and note the sky high price of gas at the pump, I’m reminded that we face tough times. Everything seems to be getting more expensive while wages remain stagnant, and for some there are no wages. We need to rethink our local economies, to explore how we might attract new industries, new jobs, to look seriously at the alternative energy and high tech sectors and see if they might help fuel smart economic growth without risk to our land and way of life. This could happen, provided we work together. To get involved is to win; to do nothing is to fail.



In the weeks ahead, I hope to have the privilege of meeting you, listening to your concerns and exchanging views and ideas about how we might make the six townships and three boroughs of the 196th even better places to live and work, for ourselves, our children, our future.



Thanks,



Rob



ROB’S BIO



Rob McIlvaine is Vice President of Workforce Development at MANTEC, Inc., the Industrial Resource Center (IRC) for South Central PA. IRC’s are funded by the state and the federal governments to help manufacturers become more competitive and profitable, thus retaining and growing jobs in the region. Rob’s work principally involves helping manufacturers evaluate worker training needs, develop plans to meet those needs and obtain funding to pay for worker training. Over the past eight years, he has helped bring more than $7M in state and federal funding for training to the region.



Before joining MANTEC, Rob worked in corporate communications and investor relations at the HARSCO Corporation, a Fortune 250 Company based in Camp Hill. Prior to that, he coordinated international marketing and sales support for BMY, now BAE Systems, in West Manchester Township. Rob also worked in retail management and developed training programs for a national toy chain. He spent ten years in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer with overseas assignments in Korea and Vietnam, where he was awarded a Bronze Star for Meritorious Service. His last overseas tour was with U.S. Army Japan/IX Corps.



Rob graduated from Franklin and Marshall College with a BA in English Literature and earned an MA in Education from Michigan State University. For the last several years, he has been a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Millersville University where he specializes in K through 12 teacher professional development. He is a strong advocate of public education and serves on the Dover Area School Board.