- Occupation: Environmental Manager/Councilmember
- Novato City Council Member for eleven years and three time Mayor
- Former Planning Commissioner and representative to the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) and Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Boards
- Almost thirty years working at the US Environmental Protection Agency and seven years for the US Army Corps of Engineers
- Bachelors degree and two Masters degrees in Public Administration and Environmental Management
- Immediate Past President of the League of California Cities
- President of the Cities, Counties, and Schools Partnership
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Improving public transportation and easing traffic gridlock on the freeway.
- Ensuring that Economic Development and Evironmental Protection work hand-in-hand.
- Keeping public safety a priority.
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- Gail Wilhelm - Former Marin County Supervisor District 5 and Councilmember
- Bob Burke & Frank U'ren - Former Novato Mayors and Councilmembers
- Hank Barner - Marin County Planning Commissioner
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- SMART Questions Must Be Asked (Marin IJ 03/23/06)
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I support rail as an additional mode of public transit where it makes sense - environmentally, economically, and socially. However, a number of questions need to be answered before we will know if the current plans for SMART make sense for Marin County.
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