Candidate for
Council Member; City of Carlsbad

Civic Affiliation: Graduate of the Carlsbad Citizens Academy, Heart To Heart Committee(Formed to acquire AED to schools), Carlsbad Legislative Action Committee, California School Boards Association; 8 yrs., League of Women Voters, Carlsbad Republican Women Federated, North County Republican Club, San Diego County Republican Party, PTA member/Former President; 17 yrs, Carlsbad Education Foundation, Honorary Member of "Kids Are Worth A Million", California Elected Womens Association for Education and Research, Carlsbad Unified School District Fiscal Policy Team, Carlsbad Unified School District Strategic Planning Team, Carlsbad School/City Safety Committee.

Work Experience:Business owner and operator, Dental office management, Pediatric dental assisting and surgical assisting, University management and administration.

Additional Experience: Balanced and managed $68 million dollar budgets, Annual Sacramento Legislative Action Participation, Facilities Management/Planning, Created and Implemented Public Policy, Anaylased Test Data to ensure accountablity and student achievement, Matched community needs with finanical resources, Created and fostered parnterships with business, local government, and charitiable organization, Established relationships with legislators to advocate for Carlsbad students, Advised local elected officials on student achievement regarding accountablity and performance, Negotiated Land acquisitions and property/facility use agreements, reinstated/support visual and performaning arts in schools, Implementation of Class size reduction K-3 9 & 10 grade, Lead the successful school bond extension for renovation and technology with the largest passage rate of 86.7%,