Candidate for
Council Member; City of Fortuna

One of five children, I was raised by mother, a single parent. She was fortunate to have a union job with health care and the GI bill provided the loan for our home. It follows that my moral compass came from my mom. She told me to stand tall; everyone has one vote so I was as good as anyone, but no better. Remember to think of others, she said, and I would probably do the right thing and stay on the right side of the law.

I have been a Fortuna citizen for over 20 years, and with Neil Palmer, my husband and Pharmacy Manager at Redwood Memorial Hospital, raised two children who are now in college. I volunteered at the library, South Fortuna Elementary, for the Native Plant Society and Humboldt Botanical Gardens. I returned to school to obtain a teaching credential.

I am active in local and city government, having participated in the General Plan Update, worked on the Clendenen for Supervisor campaign and the effort to stop the water tank in our lovely redwood forest in Rohner Park. I have just completed a documentary film, Boondoggle in thrifty Fortuna?, that is airing on Access Humboldt channel 12. Please visit my website for more about me and the film: http://FortunaCitizen.com

Born and raised in the East San Francisco Bay Area, I moved to Humboldt in 1973 to attend Humboldt State University. While living in the Humboldt Bay Area I worked in the clerical, retail sales, legal, political, and education fields. As a VISTA volunteer I coordinated a small information service providing rights and responsibilities information to landlords and tenants. I was also involved in grassroots election efforts and served on governing boards for non-profits.

One of my first memories on moving to Fortuna was a news account of a City Council member saying a canon proposed for the Veterans Memorial Building should be aimed at the town I had just moved from. Despite this unsettling statement, I am happy to say that I found Fortuna to be a wonderful place to live and raise a family.