Candidate for
Council Member; City of Albany

Education: University of California, Berkeley, PhD, Educational Administration California State University, Fresno, MA, BA

Work Experience: Instructor, curriculum planner, seminar presenter, Heald College, San Francisco Owner, Thomsen and Associates

Current and Past Community Service: Albany City Council, 1996-2004, 2008-present; Mayor, 2 years Albany Unified School District Measure E Bond Oversight Committee Albany Unified School District Measure A Bond Oversight Committee; Chair, 4 years Albany Board of Education, 1978-86, 1988-96, President, 4 years East Bay Sports Field Recreational Authority JPA Albany/UC Gill Tract Council Subcommittee Albany Prevention Council League of California Cities, East Bay Division Board of Directors, Past President; Bylaws Committee; Administrative Services Committee Social and Economic Justice Committee, Chair, 1 year Albany Waterfront Committee Albany Charter Review Committee San Pablo Avenue Regional Policy Committee Alameda County Waste Management Board of Directors Alameda County Recycling Board of Directors Alameda County Congestion Management Agency Board of Directors Alameda County Mayors' Conference National Conference of Mayors California Elected Women's Association for Education and Research Parent Teacher Associations, President, 4 years; Parent Teacher Association Council Albany Girl Scout leader Albany School Resource Volunteer Coordinator March of Dimes, Bay Area Chapter, President, Executive Board; County Chair;
Health Professional Advisory Committee; Albany Mothers' March Co-chair State Department of Education Administrative Code Review Committee; School
Improvement Program Selection Panel Chair; Finance Subcommittee on state budget California School Boards Association Delegate Assembly; Ad Hoc Committee on School Reform Western Association of Schools and Colleges Pursuing Excellence Revision Project; WASC visiting committees National School Boards and California School Boards Legislative Networks Metropolitan Transportation Commission Mineta Transportation Institute Panel Alameda Base Conversion Executive Committee Alameda County Health Care Committee