A LITTLE ABOUT ME

Member of the Metro Parks Tacoma executive team since 2015

33 years of experience in the public and private sectors, including 15 years in executive leadership

Chair, South Sound Housing Affordability Partnership

Member:

• Travel Tacoma + Mount Rainier  Executive Board (Convention and Visitor Bureau)

• Downtown on the Go Executive Board

• Kiwanis Club of Fircrest

• Rotary 8

• American Leadership Forum Class XXX

• National Recreation and Park Association (and the Washington State chapter)

• Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)

• Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence (ask me about this!)

B.A., history, North Carolina State University

Certificate of Completion, Project Management, UW Tacoma

Married to Kathleen since 2007; daughter Madeleine is finishing up at Arizona State University; son Ryan attends 9th grade at Curtis Junior High School; former exchange student and bonus Paraguayan daughter Renata is attending college in Kansas