A Record of Accomplishments

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Elected Official

• Four Term Mayor of Windsor

• Windsor Town Councilmember, 1996-Present

• Windsor’s First Liaison to the County-Wide Climate Protection Campaign

• SMART (Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit) Board Chair, January, 2010-Present

• SMART Board Vice-Chair, 2007-2009

• Greenbelt Alliance Public Policy Committee, 2008 – Present

• Water Advisory Committee (Sonoma County Water Agency), 2007-Present

• Hosted the County-wide Climate Protection Conference in Windsor, 2005

• Mayors and Councilpersons Association Member, 1996-Present

• Russian River Cleanup Committee, 1990-Present

• LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission), 2002-2006

• Windsor Planning Commission Member, 1994-1996

• School District/Town of Windsor Joint Conference Co-Chair, 2006

• Founding Advisory Board Member, Solar Sonoma County

• Founding Board Member, Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition

• Senior Environmental Specialist at PG&E for 25 years, working on energy conservation, toxic cleanups, and habitat and species preservation

• Co-Coordinator of PG&E’s Earth Day event with the California State Parks Foundation, involving over 800 employees

• Co-Founder, PG&E’s Environmental Stewardship Program, 2001

• LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional

• Masters Degree, Environmental Planning, CSU Sacramento

• BS, Community Conservation Education, UC Davis

• Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management, UC Davis

• Former State Planner for Governor Jerry Brown’s Office of Planning and Research, worked to protect agricultural lands

• Sonoma County Democrat of the Year Award, 2007

• Sonoma County Conservation Action Upstream Swimmer Award, 2005

• Women and Industry Award from Commission on the Status of Women/YWCA, 2002

• PG&E CEO’s Environmental Leadership Award

• PG&E President’s Environment & Conservation Challenge Award

• PG&E Environmental Affairs Dept Performance Award