Growing up in San Mateo County, I loved windsurfing and sailing. As an adult, I've rowed on a masters crew team and now enjoy walking my dogs along the Coastal Trail. I have served on boards and commissions for over 25 years, starting with the County Commission on the Status of Women for eight years, followed by the Menlo Park Planning Commission for seven years. I was then elected to the Menlo Park City Council for eight years, always delivering a balanced budget. I will bring this commitment to fiscal responsibility to the Harbor District. I currently serve on the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency Board, ensuring over 1.8 million residents have reliable, high quality water at a fair price, while providing water conservation programs. I also serve on the Sustainable San Mateo County Board, driving impactful action on economic, environmental and social equity issues leading to sustainable practices for the health of the county.
Over two decades of service to the community:
- 2013-2020 : BAWSCA - Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency, Board of Directors
- 2020-2020 : San Mateo County Bar Association, Race and Social Justice Task Force
- 2019-2020 : Sustainable San Mateo County, Board of Directors
- 2018-2020 : San Mateo County Bar Association, Budget and Finance Committee
- 2016-2018 : California Democratic Municipal Officials (DMO), President 2018
- 2016-2018 : National Democratic Municipal Officials (DMO), Board Member
- 2012-2018 : Service League of San Mateo County, Finance Committee, Board Member
- 2011-2018 : CORA - Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse, Advisory Board Member
- 1997-2018 : San Mateo County Legal Aid Society, Fundraising Committee Member
- 2015-2018 : League of California Cities, Women's Caucus, President 2018
- 2011-2018 : SFCJPA - San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority, Chair 2015
- 2011-2018 : League of California Cities, Peninsula Division, President 2015
- 2011-2018 : City/County Association of Governments, Vice Chair 2014
- 2010-2018 : Menlo Park City Council, Mayor 2012 & 2017
- 2013-2016 : San Mateo County Transit District, Dumbarton Rail Corridor PAC Member, Vice Chair
- 2011-2014 : JobTrain, Technical Advisory Committee Member
- 2009-2013 : Haven House, Legal Services Volunteer
- 2004-2010 : Menlo Park Planning Commission, Chair 2007
- 2004-2005 : Laurel School PTO, Financial Secretary
- 2003-2006 : National Women’s Political Caucus of San Mateo County, President 2004
- 2003-2004 : AYSO, Region 109, Menlo Park & Atherton, Soccer Coach
- 2003-2004 : Menlo Park Housing Commission, Commissioner
- 2003-2004 : Emerge Political Training Leadership Program for Democratic Women, Graduate
- 2002-2005 : League of Women Voters of South San Mateo County, Board Member
- 2002-2003 : San Mateo County Citizens Academy, Graduate
- 2001-2006 : San Mateo County Bar Association, Committee Delegate
- 2001-2003 : Menlo Park Community Mediation Services Committee, Member
- 2000-2004 : San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, Alternate for Joe Simitian
- 1998-2001 : San Mateo County battered women’s service agency Sor Juana Inez, Board Member
- 1998-1999 : San Mateo County Prenatal to Three, Adopt-A-Family Program Member
- 1996-2004 : County Commission on the Status of Women, Commissioner, President 2000-2002
- 1993-1995 : Fair Oaks Community Center, International Institute, Immigrant Rights Volunteer
- 1992-1993 : San Mateo County Legal Aid Society, Law Clerk
- 1991-1993 : Public Interest Law Foundation of Golden Gate University, President 1992
- 1991-1992 : Domestic Violence Unit at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, Law Clerk
- 1991-1992 : Family Violence Prevention Fund, Volunteer Victim Advocate
Academic Credentials
- Golden Gate University, School of Law
J.D., Law with Public Interest Law Award
- University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A., Political Science with an International Relations Emphasis
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