My story.

I fell in love with Sausalito before I was born.

My mother lived here in the late 60s, a hippie dancing in Vina Del Mar park, while her father was the maître d' at the Alta Mira during its golden age. When I came along a few years later, our family moved to West Marin. But Sausalito never left us.

My career took off in the 90s dot-com boom. For over two decades I led large teams as the Director of IT for software companies, managing multimillion-dollar budgets, building consensus, and turning complex plans into real results. I learned how to get things done when the issues are complex, the stakes are high, and the path isn't clear.

In 2013, I moved back to Sausalito and it felt like coming home. It's the natural beauty, the bay, the hills, the light on the water. It's a town you can walk through, where the businesses on the main street feel like neighbors, and a community where everyone shows up. It's the kind of place you move back for, and the kind that keeps you.

Three years ago I stepped away from my career to serve Sausalito full-time as a volunteer. I felt like the town I love was getting stuck: stuck in fear and stuck in process. Afraid to believe in itself.

What I've Done

I didn't wait for office to make a difference.

I co-founded Positive People for Sausalito to bring residents and businesses together around one idea: that Sausalito can preserve what makes it special and move forward. We don't have to choose.

Together, we've delivered results you can see every day:

  • The new Ferry Landing — pushed through years of delays and opposition

  • The Downtown Business Improvement District — real investment in our local economy

  • Repaved streets and expanded parking — common-sense fixes that were stuck for years

  • The Sausalito Center for the Arts — a downtown anchor that brings thousands of visitors and artists to our town

I also helped draft the Measure X: The AIM Initiative, now on the November 2026 ballot — the first real effort in 40 years to unfreeze our waterfront and build a thriving blue economy, without touching historic downtown or raising taxes.

These weren't easy wins. Every one faced determined opposition from people who said Sausalito couldn't improve without losing its soul. I reject that false choice.

Why I'm Running

Sausalito's creative, independent spirit is worth protecting. I share the fear of losing what makes this town special. But that fear has stopped good things from happening for too long.

We have roughly $50 million in deferred infrastructure. A waterfront frozen in amber since 1985. Empty storefronts and housing mandates bearing down because we wouldn't act. A small group has resisted progress at every turn — defending an outdated ordinance instead of offering real solutions. The result is what we see: crumbling streets, frustrated businesses, and a town that has settled for decline instead of demanding better.

I'm running for City Council because Sausalito deserves a council that solves problems instead of stalling them; that finds a way forward instead of finding a reason to say no.

Mayor Steven Woodside has seen how I work — the preparation, the consensus-building, the refusal to make it personal. He's endorsing my candidacy. I'm asking for your vote, too.

Let's protect what we love. Let's build what we need. Let's believe in Sausalito again.

Ready to Influence Change?

Contact me to volunteer, show your support with a yard sign.

Send me a note with your questions and I will get in touch.