Candidate for
Trustee; Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District; Division 5

I was born and grew up in Los Angeles and considered transferring from Los Angeles City College to HSU to major in Wildlife Management, but decided to stay in Los Angeles to pursue a business major at Los Angeles State College.   As a youth, I was an active member in the Sierra Club, hiked to the summit of Mount Whitney twice, and was an active member of the Audubon Society and participated in numerous Christmas counts.  After decades of spending vacations on the North Coast, my wife, Penny, and I finally moved from Glendale to McKinleyville over 10 years ago after working for insurance companies in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas as Claims Manager and Director of Internal Audit.  I became licensed as an Independent Insurance Adjuster and as a Private Investigator and established my business, investigating insurance claims.  Shortly after arriving in Humboldt County I volunteered to serve on the Humboldt County Grand Jury,  and more recently my wife and I served on the 2002/2003 Humboldt County Grand Jury.  I have been a long time member of the Humboldt County Taxpayer's League and currently serve as a Director.  I am a member of Arcata Post 274 of the American Legion, having served in the Marine Corps and I am currently the Finance Officer.  For many years I have regularly attended Harbor District meetings, reviewed board packets and financial reports.  I have attended the Citizens for Port Development meetings for years and attend the Humboldt Bay Stewards meetings.