Candidate for
Council Member; City of Menlo Park

My grandparents purchased their Menlo Park home in the 1950s. In 1996, my husband and I purchased our home in Menlo Park. I've been honored to serve on City Council since 2010 and as mayor in 2012.

I have had my own law practice in San Mateo County for over twenty years. I also have volunteered with community organizations throughout San Mateo County for over twenty years. I currently serve on the boards of BAWSCA, the Service League, JobTrain and CORA - Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse. I was elected President for two consecutive years by fellow Commissioners while serving on the San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women, where I served for eight years.

In Menlo Park, I have served on the Community Mediation Services Committee, Housing Commission and Planning Commission. I was elected to Menlo Park City Council in 2010.

Over two decades of service to the community:

• 2013-present : BAWSCA - Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency
• 2013-present : SMC Transit District, Dumbarton Rail Corridor PAC, Vice Chair
• 2012-present : Service League of San Mateo County, Finance Committee
• 2011-present : SFCJPA - San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority, Chair
• 2011-present : League of California Cities, Peninsula Division, President
• 2011-present : City/County Association of Governments, Vice Chair
• 2011-present : Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse, Advisory Board
• 2011-present : JobTrain, Technical Advisory Committee Member
• 2010-present : Menlo Park City Council, Mayor 2012
• 2009-present : Haven House, Legal Services Volunteer
• 1997-present : San Mateo County Legal Aid Society, Fundraising Committee
• 2004-2010 : Menlo Park Planning Commission, Chair 2007
• 2004-2005 : Laurel School PTO, Financial Secretary
• 2003-2006 : County National Women's Political Caucus, President 2004
• 2003-2004 : AYSO, Region 109, Menlo Park & Atherton, Soccer Coach
• 2003-2004 : Menlo Park Housing Commission, Commissioner
• 2003-2004 : Emerge Political Training Leadership Program, Graduate
• 2002-2005 : League of Women Voters of South San Mateo County, Board
• 2002-2003 : San Mateo County Citizens Academy, Graduate
• 2001-2006 : San Mateo County Bar Association, Committee Delegate
• 2001-2003 : Menlo Park Community Mediation Services Committee, Member
• 1998-2001 : San Mateo County battered women's service agency, Board
• 1998-1999 : San Mateo County Prenatal to Three, Adopt-A-Family Program
• 1997-2012 : San Mateo County Legal Aid Society, Fundraising Committee
• 1996-2004 : San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women
• 1993-1995 : Fair Oaks Community Center, International Institute, Volunteer
• 1992-1993 : San Mateo County Legal Aid Society, Law Clerk
• 1991-1993 : Public Interest Law Foundation of GGU, President 1992
• 1991-1992 : Domestic Violence Unit at the San Francisco DA's Office, Clerk
• 1991-1992 : Family Violence Prevention Fund, Volunteer Victim Advocate
• 1989-1990 : Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County, Volunteer
• 1988-1990 : Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center, Volunteer Crisis Advocate

• Golden Gate University, School of Law J.D., Law with Public Interest Law Award
• University of California, Santa Barbara B.A., Political Science with an International Relations Emphasis