Candidate for
Council Member; City of Dana Point

Born and raised in Southern California and a Resident of Dana Point since 1989 (21 years)

Education/Certifications/Licenses:

Master's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Certified PMP (Project Management Professional)

Real Estate Broker

Notary Public

Government, Professional and Business Affiliations:

Council Member, City of Dana Point, December 2009 to present

Mayor, City of Dana Point, December 2008 to December 2009

Mayor Pro Tem, City of Dana Point, December 2006 to December 2008

Transportation Corridor Agency- Foothill Eastern, Board Member

Transportation Corridor System- Board Member

California League of Cities, Environmental Quality Policy Committee Appointment

California League of Cities, Orange County Division, 2nd Vice President/ Board Member

Southern California Assn. of Governments, Regional Council Member

Southern California Assn. of Governments, Energy and Environment Committee Appointment

Ocean Institute, Board Member

American Cancer Society, Relay for Life, Dana Point Honorary Co-Chair

Great Park Conservancy Advisory Council, Member

Interjurisdictional Planning Forum for Growth, Member

South Orange County Major Investment Study Group, Member Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary, Member

Sand Dollar Guild, Member

Capistrano Valley Symphony, Board of Trustees

Real Estate affiliations: NAR, CAR, OCAR

CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County); Queen of Hearts Guild, Member

Dana Point Lighthouse Society, Member

Dana Point Historical Society, Member

Work Related Experience:

Present: Partner, Blue Water Realty & Investments; Primary work includes handling residential and income property sales and investments for clients in California. Manage personal real estate projects/investments.

Prior experience:

Director of Operations (2 years) for a project management consulting firm which specializes in providing all phases of project management for Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States. Primary duties included management of staff and consultants, contract negotiation with clients and vendors, vendor management, human resources, administration and participation as a member of the executive management team.

Management Consulting (2 years). Provided consulting services to companies in California to improve efficiency in operations (both staff and technical applications), implement corporate automation and work with company management to achieve short and long term goals and objectives.

Vice President/Legal and Administration (14 years) for a worldwide computer software company. Responsible for major functional areas of the company including legal, administration/human resources, finance and operations. Managed operations of wholly owned subsidiaries in Germany and England. Member of 5 person executive management team.

Management positions (5 years) with several law firms in the Orange County area.