Experience

My Career

  • Small business owner for over 25 years, working to solve complex problems and negotiating creative, mutually beneficial outcomes
  • Manages product distribution and works with manufacturers to implement custom solutions
  • B.S. in Economics from University of Wisconsin - Madison

Boulder Boards and Community Engagement

Boulder City Council

2021 - present

  • Role: Council Member
  • Elected to a 2-year term starting November 2021

Downtown Boulder Community Initiatives Board (DBCI)

2020 - present

  • Role: Board Member
  • Selected to serve on Downtown Boulder Board with fellow community members and business owners
  • Advise and collaborate on programs and policies that support downtown Boulder

Boulder Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB)

2020 - 2021

  • Role: Board Member
  • Appointed by Boulder City Council to a 5-year term
  • Advise City Council and the Parks and Recreation Department on the acquisition, construction and maintenance of city park property
  • Coordinate policy on the development and use of parks and recreation centers
  • Approve expenditures for the Permanent Park and Recreation Fund.

Boulder Urban Renewal Authority (BURA)

2017-2020

  • Role: Board Member
  • Appointed by Boulder City Council
  • Advise and provide recommendations regarding redevelopment issues and programs within the city’s urban renewal area

Capital Tax Renewal Advisory Committee

2017

  • Role: Advisory Committee
  • City of Boulder working group to develop a funding package for inclusion in the 2017 ballot
  • Broad planning on capital improvement projects and financing
  • Secured funding for facilities such as Scott Carpenter Pool, North Boulder Library, Meals on Wheels, Growing Gardens, Community Cycles and the Relocation of Fire Station 3

Chautauqua Access Management Plan Community Working Group (CAMP)

2016

  • Role: Working Group Member
  • Provided feedback to city staff on the development of a pilot program for implementation in Chautauqua Park and the surrounding neighborhoods beginning Summer 2017
  • Helped solve parking and congestion issues with the introduction of the free Park-to-Park Shuttle

Boulder - Ramat HaNegev Sister City Initiative

2018 - present

  • Role: President
  • Established Ramat HaNegev, Israel as an official Boulder Sister City on August 23, 2018
  • Promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation—one individual, one community at a time.

Sustainable Israeli-Palestinian Project (SIPP)

2015 - present

  • Role: Board Member
  • Support projects that engage Israeli and Palestinian communities working to further common environmental and other interests
  • Build meaningful connections between people in the United States and Israeli and Palestinian communities involved in these efforts.