Current and Former Positions

• Hayward Planning Commissioner, Current Member and former Chair
• Hayward Community Services Commissioner, former Chair
• Substitute Teacher
• Lawyer
• Mother to two school-aged kids
• Secretary, Hillview Crest Elementary Parent Teacher Club
• School Site Council Member, Hillview Crest Elementary School
• Board Member, Fairway Park Treeview Swim Club
• Compliance Officer, Colorado Democratic Party

Accomplishments

• Stood up for affordable housing by approving 325 units of new affordable housing for Hayward
• Fought for funding for homeless services like the Downtown Streets Team 
• Stood up for our nonprofits by not backing down on key funding recommendations to the City Council
• Supported our students and teachers on the Parent Teacher Club
• Helped set budget priorities for our school on the School Site Council
• Became a substitute teacher to better understand what teachers were up against in our local schools
• Provides pro bono legal services to families and seniors in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties
• Managed capital campaign for a new, state-of-the-art, senior center in Palo Alto
• Fought for indigent clients in the criminal justice system as a law clerk for the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office
• Provided research on homicide trends, controlling gun sales, and the San Francisco Promise project as a law clerk for the City of San Francisco Mayor’s Office
• Managed campaign expenditures and contributions to help elect Democratic candidates in Colorado
• In Washington, DC, provided research on raising asset limits for public assistance recipients so that they may save to invest in their future