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Who am I?

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Helping build the Daspah Seyo trail along Wolf Creek.
Just for fun, see my video about the Wolf Creek Trail forest.

I love Grass Valley and the people here. I am blessed to call this city home and to have the time to serve our community.

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I'm

  • an experienced city council member,

  • a retired government and business analyst and manager,

  • a problem solver,

  • a community volunteer,

  • a scientist,

  • and knowledgeable about legal, financial, and community issues,

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To learn more, please read below about my values, my career, education, and volunteer work.

 

I ask for your support in this election, so I can continue to use my experience to help build a better Grass Valley.

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(Details below.)

Personal values

My personal values have guided me for decades. They include:

  • Stewardship of my personal resources and the resources entrusted to me by others

  • Integrity in my relationships with others

  • Responsibility for my choices and their outcomes

  • Optimism for the future
     

Public values
My public values frame my work as a City Council Member:

  • Support for our key American institutions: competitive markets, science, democracy, the arts, independent press, and public education

  • Diversity of opinion, from which the best solutions can be found

  • Inclusion of all community members in our public life.

 

Be Prepared!

Before running for City Council I learned about our community by attending the:

  • Nevada County Citizens' Academy

  • Nevada County Community Leadership Institute program

and serving on two oversight committees:

  • Measure B (NJUHSD Bond) 

  • Measure C (Nevada County Library sales tax) 

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As your Council Member, I continue to learn by regularly attending webinars and meeting city leaders in the Sacramento region and statewide through events offered by the League of California Cities.

My career

  • California State Government (program analyst; 6 years)

  • Wells Fargo Bank (financial analyst, manager, and Asst. Vice-President; 10 years)

  • UnitedHealth Group (research analyst; 10 years)

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Grass Valley volunteer experience

  • Nevada County Master Gardeners

  • Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital 

  • League of Women Voters of Nevada County

  • SYRCL (with others, honored as 2017 Volunteer of the Year)

  • Nevada County Media (formerly Nevada County TV) 

  • Sierra Streams Institute: Board of Directors

  • Citizens Climate Lobby: Climate science speaker

  • InConcert Sierra: Crown Point Venue Center Advisory Council

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Education

  • AA degree in Math-Physical Science from American River College

  • BA degree in Economics from UC Berkeley

  • MS degree in Agricultural Economics from UC Davis

  • PhD degree in Experimental Psychology from UC Berkeley

  • Many other courses taken in accounting, finance, business law, physical and life sciences

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Personal interests

  • Hiking

  • Promoting Wolf Creek Trail

  • Photography and videography

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