Candidate for
Board Member; Fort Ross Elementary School District

BACKGROUND: PARENT AND VOLUNTEER AT THE SCHOOL FOR 13 YEARS-VOLUNTEER WORK CONSISTED OF: FUNDRAISING, ORGANIZING ORGANIC HOT LUNCHES, RECYCLE PROGRAM, LANDSCAPING, CLASSROOM HELP, SPECIAL EVENT FUN-I WAS ALSO PRESIDENT OF THE FORT ROSS SCHOOL PARENTS' CLUB FOR THREE YEARS-THEN IN 2003 I DID COMMUNITY SERVICE BY VOLUNTEERING FOR THE CLUB AS SECRETARY AND FINISHED MY PROJECT OF MAKING THE CLUB A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION-THIS TAX STATUS ENABLED THE CLUB TO HAVE IT'S MANDATORY INSURANCE REINSTATED.

I AM 45 YEARS OLD, MARRIED AND HAVE LIVED IN THE FORT ROSS AREA FOR 16 YEARS-I GREW UP IN PETALUMA AND GRADUATED FROM MCDOWELL GRAMMER SCHOOL AND CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL-I LIVE AS ENVIRONMENTLY SANE AS POSSIBLE ON MY FAMILY'S BEAUTIFUL ECO FRIENDLY RANCH IN CAZADERO-I AM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT THE SEA RANCH AS A SECURTY OFFICER-I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND TWO STEPCHILDREN-MY SON IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING THE RUSSIAN RIVER CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IN FORESTVILLE AND I AM PRESENTLY VOLUNTEERING THERE CREATING A VOLUNTEER CLUB.

EDUCATION: AS DEGREE FROM THE SRJC-NATURAL SCIENCES

BA DEGREE FROM SSU-ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND PLANNING