Candidate for
Council Member; City of Brentwood

Biography:

I am running to ensure that Brentwood reflects the aspirations, desires and best interests of its citizens. I believe I can bring a wealth of experience, energy, informed decision making, and a grass-roots style of government to our City Council.

It was my honor and privilege to come to Brentwood with my family in 1990 to serve as Principal of Liberty High School. Currently I serve the students, staff, parents and our community as Assistant Superintendent.

I have been involved in numerous volunteer roles in our community, including serving as a board member of the Brentwood Police Activities League; The East Contra Costa Transit Authority; A Place of Learning, which provides mentoring and tutoring; the Brentwood Diversity Committee; and the East Contra Costa Business/Education Alliance, which brings educators and businesses together to better prepare high school students for career training and college.

I am also a member of the Brentwood Rotary (past president), the Brentwood Art Society, the East Contra Costa Historical Society, the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce, and Brentwood Runners Everyone Welcome. In 2009 I was honored to be selected as Brentwood's Citizen of the Year.

These are exciting and challenging times for our city. Brentwood is a wonderful place to live and work. In order to remain a great place, we must continue to move forward by working together in a direction that benefits and supports our residents and business owners. We are doing well, but I believe we can always improve. I look forward to the opportunity to make this a reality.

I believe it is important to our city's vitality to attract new desirable businesses, especially downtown, to help ease the tax burden on residential taxpayers and to create new high-paying jobs.

Continuing to provide quality education is another important issue to me. I will be anxious to cooperate with and assist school authorities in providing the finest school system for our children.

Public safety, whether it be police or fire protection, is paramount to the essential needs of our citizens. Promoting environmental sustainability and quality growth are important to our city's future and our well-being. These are all vitally important issues to me and to our community.

My wife Gretchen and I have been involved in our community for many years. We have always strived to make Brentwood a great place to live, work, and play. In order to take a more active role in this pursuit, I ask for your support as I seek election to our City Council.

Affiliations:

• Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services for the Liberty Union High School District
• Member, Brentwood Chamber of Commerce
• Board Member, East Contra Costa Business/Education Alliance
• Co-Founder, Brentwood Youth Commission
• Member and Past President, Brentwood Rotary
• Past Principal, Liberty High School
• 2009 Brentwood Citizen of the Year
• Board Member, East Contra Costa Transit Authority
• Board Member, Brentwood Police Activities League
• Member, Brentwood Art Society
• Member, East Contra Costa Historical Society
• Member, Brentwood Runners Everyone Welcome
• Past Board Member, A Place of Learning

• Attract new jobs. Create a small business incubator to attract start-up companies, tech-oriented and clean energy businesses. Create incentives to attract new business downtown.

• Restore fiscal discipline. Stop spending more than we take in and maintain a healthy reserve find.

• Protect public safety. Contribute to our quality of life and the safety of our residents by supporting police and fire protection and funding code enforcement officials.

• Promote environmental sustainability. Ensure quality growth and protect our agricultural core.