What have I done?

City Councilmember (since 2009)

1. •Finance & Revenue Committee
   

2. •Ad-hoc Committee on Volunteerism in Redwood City
   

3. •Dumbarton Rail Corridor Study Policy Advisory Committee
   

4. •Housing Endowment & Regional Trust of San Mateo County(HEART).
   

5. •Redwood City 2020 Coordinating Council
   

6. •Education Committee (Chamber of Commerce)
   

7. •Sequoia Hospital Citizen’s Advisory Committee
   

Director of Operations, Peninsula Covenant Church

•Oversight for Finance, Human Resources, Facilities, Admin and IT for our 14-acre campus and ($6+ million annual operating budget).

•Lead the project to build on-campus, company-owned housing to help relieve housing needs for our staff on our community.

Planning Commissioner (since 2001)

•Chairman (two consecutive terms)

•General Plan Sub-committee (current)

•Subdivision Committee

•Housing and Human Concerns Committee Representative

•Forefront of encouraging the Planning Commission to “take the show on the road” and hold meetings in the community.

Leadership Redwood City/San Mateo County – Class of 2002

•Lead an effort within the leadership class to support legislation guaranteeing upgrades to the Hetch Hetchy water system – testified in Sacramento before an Assembly committee on the issue.

Juventus Sport Club

•Secretary of the Board (2006-2008)

•Manager, La Fenice Black - Girls U13, Class 1 soccer team

PACT Graduate

Community Builders

Citizen’s Police Academy

Serve the Peninsula, Inc.

•Founding member and current Secretary of the Board for this start up non-profit focused on bringing together faith-based groups, businesses, and government to support public schools on the Peninsula.

•Led project to replace almost 1,000 P.E. lockers at Kennedy Middle School.

•Provided oversight for the completion of five “Beautiful Day” projects at Kennedy Middle School, Roosevelt Elementary, Henry Ford Elementary, Hawes School, and Garlfield School (landscaping, painting, teachers room remodels, teacher goodie baskets, etc.)

Wings of Hope Malawi, Inc.

•Founding member and current Secretary of the Board of Wings of Hope Ministry – a non-profit focused on HIV/AIDS prevention and education in Malawi, Africa.

Measure J Bond Oversight Committee - Sequoia Union High School District

Felton Fire Protection District (1995-1997)

•Firefighter/EMT

•Felton Volunteer Fire Fighters Association - Secretary/Treasurer & Vice President

Bio

Growing up in a small town in the Santa Cruz Mountains I experienced the power and effectiveness of communities coming together and have always felt strongly that it was everyone’s responsibility to serve for the benefit of the greater good.  Just before moving to Redwood City in 1997 I served as a firefighter/EMT for the Felton Volunteer Fire Department; learning what it meant to literally put my life on the line for my community.

My wife, Melanie, of 21 years, and I, moved our family from the Santa Cruz Mountains to Redwood City in 1997 when I took a position with Peninsula Covenant Church.  It didn’t take long to decide this was “home” and to begin getting involved in the community.  I was appointed to the Planning Commission in 2001; reappointed unanimously in ’04 and ’07 and served 2 back-to-back terms as Chairperson.

Melanie is involved in coaching sports at various levels, including as the JV head softball coach for the Woodside High Lady Wildcats.  Our daughters, Jessica (Woodside), Heather and Megan (Roy Cloud) love and are fully involved in sports and a variety of other activities in our community.

Our family enjoys traveling together; locally on “family adventures” or on longer trips like our week to Ensenada, Mexico last summer to build homes for people who desperately need them.  We love to cook (and eat) together, play sports, go on hikes, read, and enjoy the community we love so much, Redwood City.