Candidate for
Supervisor; County of San Luis Obispo; Supervisorial District 1

Biography:

• BA degree in Sociology from Regents College, New York.
• Lived the last 29 years in the agriculture areas of District 1; including dry farmed grain, cattle ranching and vineyard.
• Home schooled my 2 children, both of which were very successful in college and the workplace.
• Real Estate agent: worked in the South County.
• Management and owner of a residential construction business that built homes in Los Osos, Morro Bay and Atascadero. My husband, Richard Harvey, is a licensed general contractor.
• Presently working owner of a high tech international software firm for manufacturing applications, Infinite Functions. Responsibilities include: HR, payroll, taxes, accounting, investigating alliances and investment capital.
• President of Paso Watch, a citizens advocacy group.

BA Sociology

• Reading and polling public opinion.
• Analyzing social/demographic trends

• Payroll
• Employee taxes, insurance and benefits
• Operations expenses
• Cash flow
• Liability and risk
• International business relations
• Internet business models

• Employee work laws
• Employee benefits
• Employee recruitment and retention

Knowledge of most of the Counties residential communities

Residential construction techniques, plans and permit process

Private school operation including regulations and school curricula

Knowledge of the economics of cattle, vineyard and grain ranching

Knowledge of the Board of Supervisors, City Councils, planning commissions, planning departments and other boards operations and limitations.