Candidate for
Director; City of Alameda Health Care District

Legislative Consultant:
-Drafted property tax law, created the concept of square footage taxation with the Library Relief Act of 1980.
-Helped draft legislation for two current Democratic members of the California Legislature.
-Domestic Partnership Task Force- Chairperson, wrote the first Domestic Partnership policy enacted into law in 1984.

Community Service:

-ACLU Board of Directors, Paul Robeson Chapter
-Budget Review Commission
-Library Board of Trustees
-Human Relations and Welfare Commission
-Alameda County Democratic Committee Member - elected 1980, 1982, 1984
-Domestic Partnership Task Force, Chair - wrote the first Domestic Partnership policy enacted into law.

Guest Speaker:

-University of Iowa College of Law
-American Association of Tissue Banks Reproductive Council
-FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee
-Centers for Disease Control Tissue Transplantation Conference
-Gay & Lesbian Medical Association Conference
-Stanford Medical School
-University of California, San Francisco, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine

Law Journal Publication:

University of Iowa

Personal:

60 years old.
12 year Alameda resident.
Domestic partnership of 22 years.
Two children in Alameda public schools.