This is home!
my daughter taking surf lessons at Moonlight in 2014!
I’ve called Encinitas home for twenty years. My three children were raised here — preschool through high school, my youngest born at the Scripps Encinitas on Santa Fe Drive. Our family memories are rooted in this town.
YMCA swim lessons, soccer, volleyball, and karate practices. Afternoons wandering around the Botanic Garden. Playing under the palm tree at Moonlight Beach, watching vibrant sunsets, surfing, cycling, Turkey Trots, yoga, and all that is quintessential Encinitas.
Leadership Built on Experience
I’ve been honored to serve on key committees in our local elementary and high school districts—from facilities bond oversight committees and school site council to serving as PTA President at Ocean Knoll. I’ve seen firsthand how volunteerism strengthens community and how much our city relies on residents who show up.
While I have worked in the private sector, my professional passion has always been local government—where elected officials are our neighbors and policy decisions are felt immediately and personally. As a Senior Management Analyst in the City Manager’s Office for the City of Solana Beach, I worked across jurisdictions with cities, state and federal agencies, nonprofits, community groups, and residents to solve local problems. My work spanned climate action, homelessness, and improving how government delivers services. I know how to turn ideas into action by building collaboration across perspectives.
In 2016, I was elected to the Encinitas Union School District Board, serving as Trustee and Board President in 2020 at the height of the COVID pandemic.
Working closely with educators and staff, we safely reopened classrooms—making EUSD one of the first districts in the region to bring students back to in-person learning.
In 2022, I was elected to the San Dieguito Union High School District Board with a promise to bring stability, good governance, and consistent leadership. I delivered on that promise. As Board President, I helped guide the district through complex and often contentious decisions with respect, transparency, and community involvement.
That leadership included helping unify the Board around a long-term investment in the district’s first swimming pool—a decision that was unpopular with some of my strongest supporters. But good governance isn’t about taking sides. It’s about judgment, evidence, and long-term benefit.
Throughout my tenure, I maintained a strong commitment to sustainability. I supported student-led efforts to create the district’s first districtwide sustainability committee, bringing together students, staff, and local city sustainability managers to foster cross-jurisdictional collaboration. During the facilities master planning process, I centered practical sustainability measures—energy efficiency, lower-cost renewable energy options, and native landscaping—to save taxpayer dollars while reducing environmental impact.