Candidate for
Mayor; City of Pleasanton

Personal Information:

Steve is 45 years old and has been a resident in Pleasanton for over 24 years. His wife Annie works as the manager of the Pleasanton Spa. Steve and Annie have two children; one child is in college and one in middle school. 

City Council Member:

Steve has been a City Council Member of Pleasanton since 2002. He is dedicated to researching the issues and talking with the community prior to taking a vote. Steve's business and financial experience enables him to see the short-term and long-term consequences of the decisions we take today. Steve is dedicated to preserving our quality of life in Pleasanton while remaining competitive for business.

In addition to representing you on the Pleasanton City Council, Steve is on the following committees/boards:

• Pleasanton Audit Committee
• East Bay Regional Parks Liaison Committee
• Alameda County Fair Liaison Committee
• Pleasanton Unified School District Liaison Committee - Chair
• Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (Wheels Bus) - Chair
• Tri-Valley Transportation Council
• Alameda County Transportation Authority
• Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority
• League of California Cities - Pleasanton Representative, East Bay Executive Committee, Employee Relations Policy Committee
• Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council

Two years ago Steve co-founded a company that bridges his knowledge and experience in the software industry with those as an elected official. His company, Government Outreach, dramatically transforms the customer service of government. Government Outreach is a leader in citizen relationship management solutions to city, county, airport, and public transit agencies.

Business Experience:

Steve has nearly 27 years experience in the computer industry. Self-taught, he has been involved in computer hardware and software design as well as management, since microcomputers first came on the market.   Prior to starting his current company, Steve was the Director of Research and Development of a software company that went public and was later purchased by PeopleSoft (and then Oracle), He was responsible for strategic direction, scheduling, hiring, and budgetary issues. Steve has always been a key player in finding solutions to complicated business problems. He knows how to find the root of problems to find applicable solutions. Many people focus on symptoms. Steve likes to find out the problem that we are trying to solve and come up with several alternative solutions. It is far too limiting, and sometimes expensive, to have to implement a specific solution without thinking about the complete problem at hand.