Why I Am Running

Growing up in the Bay Area, I have always been grateful for our state's excellent community college network. This priceless resource helped shape my life, starting with my first college class. I recall how it felt my first day at Foothill College and my first real sense of adulthood, with its freedoms and its responsibility.

Transitioning through department management positions in finance, information systems, manufacturing operations, and materials/procurement, I often have counted on community college for continuing education to help me and my staff members advance our careers.

As Director of Voter Registration and Community Services for my county party executive board, my passion is in helping people connect their voting privilege to the shared services that benefit all our lives. Community college is one of the best examples of this vital connection.

Today I work as a business management consultant, living in Campbell with my husband of 20 years (also a community college alum). Our daughter has taken it full circle as she starts her second year attending community college full time.

So to me, maintaining a vibrant, business focused, and fiscally sound community college system is truly a family affair.