Candidate for
Councilmember; City of Marina

EDUCATION:

B.S. (Chemistry), Stanford University, 1971; M.S. (Chemistry), Calif. State University (CSU) East Bay (formerly CSU Hayward), 1976; Graduate study (Applied Earth Sciences), Stanford University, 1977-78; J.D. (Law) U. of Santa Clara, 1981.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

Research geochemist, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, 1972-82; Staff attorney, Legal Aid Society of Monterey County, Monterey, CA, 1982-4; Attorney, private practice in Monterey County, 1984-present; admitted to practice before all California state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California since 1981, and also, in later years, to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court; Adjunct professor, Monterey College of Law, Monterey, CA, 1983-2003; Legal manual author, Nolo Press, Berkeley, CA, 1981-present; Attorney, general private practice, Monterey, CA, 1984-present;

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Board member, Conflict Resolution and Mediation Center, Monterey, CA, approx. 1990; Commissioner, Marina Coast Water District Water Conservation Commission, 1998; Board Member, Marina Coast Water District (MCWD), 1998-2007;
- MCWD board president, 2 years;
- MCWD board vice president ,1 year;
- MCWD Marina City/District Committee, 1 year;
- MCWD representative, Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), 1 year;
- MCWD representative, Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA), 1 year. Marina Planning Commission, 2009-present; vice chairperson, 2010-present;