Elected Experience

• I’m a long time volunteer running for public office for the first time.

Other Professional Experience

• Working in marketing (Ansira) and consulting (Sapere) gave me an understanding of schedules, budgets and consensus building.
• Working in construction (Cherry Design+Build) taught me about hard work and the satisfaction of doing a job right.
• Working on the Human Genome Project (UW) taught me that big projects get done a little at a time.
• Herding goats (Ewe4ic) taught me that a good education helps you rise to the challenges of the unexpected.

Education

• BA in Biology from Whitman College

Community Service

• Washington Elementary PTSA President
• GWSC Soccer Coach

Candidate Statement

My family chose Wenatchee to be our home because we wanted our children to grow up in the kind of community I did: a place where kids play outside without fear, whole families come to events, and strangers smile at each other in public. Wenatchee has those things, and a sense of pride that runs through every aspect of the city.

Yet there is work to do if we are going to pass that pride on to the next generation. Many of the school buildings, the high school especially, are due for major renovations; attendance is low, with only 44.2% of students regularly attending Wenatchee HS; and we are struggling to meet the needs of our students, from the highest achievers to the learners that need the most help.