Why serve as a County Commissioner

I’ve long been a person to whom people seek help navigating challenging political conversations and decisions. With the divides we face in our politics and the immediate needs I see in my community, I’ve decided that now is the time I want to pursue elected office. My values-based approach, career experience, and skills would bring stability to this seat and build upon the Clackamas’ way of collaborative problem-solving.

With a lifelong drive for service in diverse communities—which matches that of Clackamas County—five years as an educator from kindergarten through college and 15 years in public policy development, I am prepared to serve as a County Commissioner.

As a child of grandparents who immigrated from Ireland and moved from Appalachia into steel and rubber factories, I had a diverse childhood in a Black, Jewish, and immigrant neighborhood of east Cleveland. I’d spend my weekdays in hip-hop early 90s culture and weekends with cousins in the countryside. These experiences taught me how to move between spaces and places, whether as a part of the minority or majority. I was taught to value everyone, everywhere, as everyone has a story to tell and a lesson to teach.

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