September 2000 to present

Public school parent. My children have attended Cohasset Street Elementary School, Topeka Drive Elementary School, Darby Avenue Elementary School, Robert Fulton Middle School, William Mulholland Middle School, Patrick Henry Middle School, Robert Frost Middle School, Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School, Francisco Sepulveda Middle School and John F. Kennedy High School. Three of my children have also attended Granada Hills Charter High School as our neighborhood school. I also have a daughter that attends Tobinworld under her IEP.

Community Involvement:

March 2015

Candidate, Los Angeles Unified School District, Board seat 3.

August 2015

Appointed as a Resident Board Member on the Northridge East Neighborhood Council.

November 2015

Appointed Communications Chair for the North Valley Democratic Club

February 2016

Appointed chairperson of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council Education Committee

April 2016

Elected as a Property Owner Board Member on the Northridge East Neighborhood Council.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Arecont Vision, Director of Logistics

2005 – Present

Hired to transition the company from product development to production. I put into place all initial Operations and Accounting procedures for a company that now has over 150 employees worldwide. Currently responsible for scheduling both Production and Shipping, directing a Shipping Team of eight members and fostering cooperation with other departments to ensure a positive experience for our customers.

Unified Dispatch, Office Manager

October 2003 – February 2005

J. B. Chemical Co., Inc., General Manager

March 1988 – October 2003

EDUCATION:

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Management

1999 – 2001

Musicians Institute

Vocational Certificate, Percussion

1988-1989

Spring Valley Senior High School

1982 – 1985

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

December 2015

Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Truman Awards: Volunteer of the Year for the North Valley Democratic Club

January 2015

Recipient of the North Valley Democratic Club N.O.V.A. Award.