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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Sherri Lightner |
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San Diego, California , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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Unknown
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Modifed | Craverguy
Apr 08, 2008 02:30am |
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| Info | Community Volunteer
Sherri serves on numerous community-planning committees in La Jolla. Her volunteer service has included election to the Boards of the La Jolla Shores Association, the La Jolla Community Planning Association, the La Jolla Town Council, and the La Jolla Historical Society. She has been an officer for most of these Boards. She has served on other committees and boards in various capacities.
Over the years Sherri has become a knowledgeable expert in the overall planning and development processes, the application (and abuse) of the San Diego Land Development Code, the applicable sections of the San Diego Municipal Code relating to community planning and development, and the California Environmental Quality and Coastal Acts. She has been active in many projects that affect La Jolla's quality of life, and has appeared many times before the San Diego City Council, the San Diego City Planning Commission, and the California Coastal Commission.
Sherri's volunteer work also includes being a Girl Scout Leader for many years (recognized as Girl Scout Leader of the Year), a team parent for various soccer teams, a Sunday school teacher, the Treasurer of the Muirlands Foundation and an active participatant in various functions for her many children's schools and church.
Family
Sherri met her husband, Bruce, at UCSD where they both worked in the cafeteria (washing dishes) while attending school full-time. They were married soon after graduating from UCSD and have been happily married for over 35 years. Bruce and Sherri have three children; the youngest is now a student attending UCSD. They reside in La Jolla Shores with their children, a nephew, three dogs and two cats.
In June of 1998 the Lightners became foster parents and then guardians for Bruce's late sister's five minor children. (They had to purchase a vehicle that had seats for nine!) They retained custody and provided care for their wards for just over six years.
The Lightners have been resident homeowners in San Diego City for over for 32 years: Seventeen years in Scripps Ranch and fifteen years in La Jolla.
Professional
Sherri is co-owner of Lightner Engineering, a small technology hardware and software consulting firm in San Diego.
She started her professional career as an Engineering Aide at General Atomics (GA), hired by the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Division after graduation from UCSD. While working full-time at GA, Sherri was certified as an Engineer in Training and took engineering course work at San Diego State University (SDSU) and UCSD. She was quickly promoted to engineer and then earned a M.S. degree from UCSD. Sherri worked as an engineer in the Structural Engineering Department at GA for eight years and GA's Fusion Division for another five.
Sherri then accepted a senior engineering position with the Structural Dynamics group at Rohr Industries to work on high velocity (ballistic) impact analysis. After five years at Rohr, she returned to GA to work on the New Production Reactor (NPR). After another five years at GA working on the NPR and other projects, Sherri retired from the engineering profession to take up new challenges.
Higher Education
Sherri (and her dog Bobbi) graduated from UCSD's Revelle College with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in both Mathematics and Sociology. While working at Gulf Energy and Environmental Systems (General Atomics), she continued her education at San Diego State University (SDSU) and the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), graduating with a Master of Science in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences from UCSD.
Sherri is licensed by the State of California as a Professional Mechanical Engineer (License No. M20020).
Childhood
Sherri Lightner was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, and lived in various communities in Pennsylvania and Connecticut before moving to San Diego with her parents and sister in 1959. After moving to San Diego, Sherri lived with her family in the San Diego State area and attended local public schools: Phoebe Hearst Elementary, Lewis Jr. High School and Crawford High School. Upon graduating from Crawford High School, she was accepted by Revelle College at University of California at San Diego (UCSD).
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