Candidate for
Council Member; City of Redwood City

Biography:
Born: New Haven, CT, 1967
Education:
The Marvelwood School, Corwall, CT, 1981-1985
Bentley University, Waltham, MA, BS Marketing, 1985-1989
US Army Military Police Basic Training, Fort McClellan, AL, Military Police, 1991 - 1992
California Military Academy, San Luis Obispo, CA, Officer Candidate School, 1993 - 1994
California Highway Patrol Academy, Sacramento, CA, 1994-1995
Military Police Officer Basic Course, Fort McClellan, AL, Military Police, 1995 - 1995
JFK Special Warfare School, Fort Bragg, SC, Civil Affairs Officer Deployment Course, 2005 - 2006

After graduating from Bentley University in 1989, I began pursuing a position in the Law Enforcement Community. I worked in the construction and the food service industry in Massachusetts before joining the Army National Guard in 1991. Upon completion of my Military Police Basic Training, I moved to California and began teaching sailing at OCSC in Berkley. I was offered a position with the California Highway Patrol in 1994 and upon my completion of the US Army Officers Commissioning Course, I reported to the CHP Academy in July of 1994. I worked as a Patrol Officer and Field Training Officer in San Jose and the Redwood City Area from 1995-1998. I was appointed to the Public Affairs Officer position from 1998 - 2002, in the Redwood City Area. I promoted to Sergeant in 2002 and remained in the Redwood City Area.
I continued to serve in the Army Reserve throughout this period and rose to the rank of Captain.
Assignments included:

• Platoon Leader, 870TH Military Police Company
• Platoon Leader, 670TH Military Police Company
• Executive Officer, B Company, 2/413TH, 104TH Division
• Commander, D Company, 2/413TH, 104TH Division
• Team Leader, Civil Affairs Team, Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, Afghanistan