Candidate Statement

(from 2006)

I love Walnut Creek and ask for your support so I may give back to this community the energy and experience I have gained over the last 22 years in this wonderful city as a parent, community volunteer and business consultant. My husband and I moved here so we could raise our family in a place with excellent neighborhoods and schools, recreation and youth programs, arts and cultural activities, and open spaces.

I have worked as a volunteer to enrich our community's quality of life — as President of the Las Lomas PTSA, Co-Chair of the Measure R library campaign, a Director of the Walnut Creek Education Foundation, President of the Walnut Creek Swim Conference, Fields Director for Walnut Creek Soccer, and Scholarship Chairman of the Fountain for Youth Foundation and by working to provide our schools with essential local funding. This dedication has given me a strong understanding of our local values and the challenges we face in the future — an understanding I have used successfully for two years as a Walnut Creek Planning Commissioner.

As a City Council member, I will apply my experience and bring new energy to the challenges we must face together — to improving our quality of life, keeping our local schools among the best in the state, building the new downtown library we need, preserving the unique character of our local neighborhoods, and enhancing our parks, creeks and open spaces. I have the business experience needed to maintain the City's fiscal health, to sustain the economic vitality of our traditional downtown while preserving its historic character, and to support local business while seeking solutions that manage growth and traffic.

I ask for your vote and support so that together, we can celebrate our past, embrace the present, and create an even brighter future for Walnut Creek.

Proven Track Record of
Leadership & Commitment
to the Community

Community

Mayor Pro Tem (2010) and City Councilmember (2006-present)

Chair (2010) and Member (2008-present), TRANSPAC (Central County Regional Transportation Planning Committee)

Director, East Bay Division, League of California Cities (2010)

Member, Housing, Economic and Community Development Committee, League of California Cities (2010)

Member, Community Services Committee, League of California Cities (2009)

Alternate, East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (2007-present)

Planning Commissioner (2004-2006)

East Bay Women's Conference Committee (2008-present)

Graduate, Leadership Contra Costa (2006)

Graduate, Walnut Creek Citizens Institute (2005)

Walnut Festival Service Club Food Booth Chair (1991-1994)

Rossmoor Liaison, Acalanes High School District School Funding Measure (2005)

Siofok Sister City Soccer Team Visit Committee (2004)

Education and Schools

Las Lomas PTSA, President (2003-2005)

California State PTA Continuing Service Award Recipient (2005)

Acalanes Union High School District Measure A Oversight Committee (2005-present)

Acalanes Union High School District Revenue Committee (2002)

Walnut Creek School District Strategic Planning Committee

Las Lomas Student Carpool Parking Committee (2004-2005)

Las Lomas WASC Accreditation Committee (2004-2005)

Walnut Creek Education Foundation, Director (2001)

Co-chair and committee chair positions to provide our schools with essential local funding

Libraries

One City, One Book Steering Committee (2006-present)

Co-Chair, Yes! A New Walnut Creek Library Committee (2005)

Walnut Creek Library Advisory Team (2005-2006)

Measure Q Campaign Committee (2002)

Youth and Recreation Activities

Fountain for Youth Foundation, Scholarship Chair (2006-present)

Walnut Creek Swim Conference, President, Meet Director, Board Member (2001-2004)

Mother Advisor, Concord Rainbow Girls (1992-1994)

Walnut Creek Soccer Club, Fields Director, Game Scheduler, House Tournament Director, Board Member (1999-2004)