Qualifications

City and County

  • Petaluma City Council, elected 2006
  • Petaluma Planning Commission, nine years
  • Local Agency Formation Commissioner, two years
  • Zone 2A Representative
  • Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee, four years
  • Petaluma Tree Advisory Committee, nine years
  • Music, Park and Recreation Commission, one year
  • Sonoma County Community Development Committee, two years
  • Youth Athletic Fields Assessment Ad Hoc Committee member

School and Neighborhood

  • COTS RentRight Program, one year
  • Superintendent’s Lay Advisory Committee
  • Cherry Valley Site Council
  • Recipient of "Badger Spirit Award" 2010, Paula Lane Action Network, for support for open space and habitat preservation
  • Petaluma Junior High School PTA Vice President
  • PJHS Director of Holiday Gift Basket Project
  • North Coast Regional Academic Decathlon Coordinator and Sonoma County Office of Education Consultant, two years
  • California State Spelling Bee Judge and Regional Spelling Bee Judge, four years
  • Casa Grande High School Senior Project Judge
  • Coordinated after-school ballroom dance class for Valley Vista and St. Vincent grade schools
  • Coordinated traveling art project for Petaluma School District’s elementary schools
  • Master Gardener
  • Rebuilding Together

Affiliations

  • Heritage Homes of Petaluma (lifetime member)
  • Petaluma Museum (lifetime member)
  • Petaluma Garden Club
  • Association of American University Women, Petaluma Chapter
  • Sonoma County Historical Society
  • League of Women Voters
  • Sonoma County Conservation Action
  • Amnesty International
  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • Sierra Club
  • Greenpeace

Personal

  • Wife, parent, neighbor, and friend
  • UCLA, MA
  • SFSU, BA