Mountain View has always been a city that solves problems by bringing people together. That's what I've spent years doing—serving on city commissions, supporting local businesses, protecting our environment, and building coalitions that make a difference. I'm ready to bring that experience to City Council, and keep building a stronger Mountain View for everyone.

My public service has taken many forms: sitting on three different advisory bodies for sustainability, community building, and parks, organizing large public events that unite our community, leading local nonprofits, including those related to smart city planning, history, public safety, and helping those in need, mediating difficult disputes among neighbors, and working with residents who often feel left out of decision making. 

When the Mountain View community needs help, I always stand up for it. At the start of the pandemic, I saw restaurants going out of business, and food insecurity skyrocketing, so I jumped into action and created my nonprofit, Appetite for Good, helping dozens of restaurants survive while feeding thousands of families. In 2016 and again in 2024, I saw the need for our community to stand up together for each other, and have hosted dozens of community-building events, including several No Kings rallies with thousands of people. Last year, a neighborhood felt left in the dark about policies impacting them, so I helped them understand the complex policy issues, and showed them how to work with the city to get their voices heard. This year, a community member got hit by a car while on his bike near a construction zone, and I immediately worked to get the city to re-sign and re-cone the area, to prevent a worse accident.

• CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

  • Mountain View Parks and Recreation Commissioner

  • Mountain View Human Relations Commission, Chair and Vice Chair

  • Mountain View Environmental Sustainability Task Force

  • City of Mountain View mediator

• NONPROFIT WORK

  • Founder of Appetite for Good

    • Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, to support local restaurants and families facing food insecurity, helping feed thousands of people while keeping dozens of restaurants in business.

  • Community Services Agency (CSA), board member

    • Helping lead the area’s largest community safety net provider, including strategy for future evolution.

  • Mountain View Public Safety Foundation, board member

  • Carbon Free Mountain View, board member

    • Advocating for environmental sustainability, and educating the community

  • Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning, executive committee

    • Working with city staff, council, developers, and other stakeholders on projects, long term plans, and issues impacting Mountain View’s future.

  • Mountain View Historical Association

    • I research and present on near term, 1950s to present time history, and explain why understanding and valuing our history matters.

  • Peninsula Democratic Coalition, board member

  • Mountain View Chamber of Commerce Ambassador

  • CHAC, mental health services, former board member

  • WIRE, founding board member, helping prepare women for public service

• NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDING

  • Vice President, Varsity Park Neighborhood Association

  • CERT volunteer

  • Created of one of Mountain View’s most beloved, long running Halloween block parties, attracting thousands

• COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

  • Founder of Together We Will

    • Leader of the famous local No Kings events, bringing up to 20,000 people together

    • Grassroots civic engagement and political action network founded in 2016.

    • Organized campaigns for local measures, hosted civic engagement events, conducted voter outreach, and provided community forums.

• CAREER & EDUCATION

  • I run my own company, founded almost 20 years ago. My primary focus now is providing leadership and entrepreneurial education and coaching to high school, college, and grad students around the world. I previously worked on international business expansion, and helping companies learn how to innovate the Silicon Valley way.

  • I have worked in a variety of high tech companies in marketing, strategy, and market research, from semiconductors to environmental technology.

  • Undergrad UC Berkeley, Major Public Policy, Minor City and Regional Planning

  • MBA FW Olin School of Business

• AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Mountain View Chamber of Commerce ATHENA award

  • County Supervisor Joe Simitian Outstanding Service award for pandemic response

  • Mountain View Chamber of Commerce award for pandemic response