Personal Information
I first came to the Bay Area since 1989 as a UC Berkeley economics graduate student. In 1995 I moved to grad student housing in University Village. Five years later I bought a house near Albany High, where my son graduated in 2010. 

I have spent most of my career working in the public sector, first as an economic analyst for the state of Washington, and later as a research analyst and then science writer and editor for the University of California.

Occupation 
Science editor and writer at UC Berkeley 

Community Service 

•  Albany School Board from 2002 – 2006

Appointment to City Committees or Intergovernmental Boards/Commissions

• Association of Bay Area Government:  General Assembly (as alternate)
• League of California Cities - East Bay (as alternate)
• East Bay Sports Field Recreational Authority JPA (as alternate)

Term
December 2016 to 2020 (2nd term)