Nine members determined through community selection. All members must reside full time within the Sonoma County Coast MAC boundaries. Representatives serve two year terms. Visit this interactive map to see the area boundaries.
Occupation: Semi-retired media/publishing, practicing architect for 30 years prior
Community service experience: Various volunteer positions at Sea Ranch; Board member: AIA St Louis, AIA San Francisco, AIA California, Museum of Craft and Design, Buchanan St YMCA
Goal(s): In an advisory role on CMAC, I hope to promote housing solutions, wildfire preparedness, and immigration rights.
Community service experience: Gualala Ranch Association (Board Member, Officer), Coastal Hills Radio Group (HAM Operator)
Goal(s): To make our neighborhood more fire safe, including fuel load reduction and clearing lower canopy, prescribed burns and grazing. I also want to increase revenue from bike riding event to support our emergency responders.
Community service experience: Fort Ross School (Parent Volunteer), Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods (Strategic Core Member)
Goal as the MAC Alternate: To learn from, be available to and engage my community in projects, proposals, policies and other related matters that would either directly or indirectly affect them. My goal is offer the community a voice.
Community service experience: Sonoma RCD Board Member, Sonoma Valley GSA Alternate Board member, Sonoma County Sheriff's Creed member; 40 years of dedicated volunteerism, 15 in Sonoma County
Platform: Work hard, be grateful, give back. Sonoma County is as culturally diverse as it is landscape and vista diverse. I embrace all of our cultural, occupational, and geographical differences. Ranchers and farmers are the original environmentalists and social advocates.
Goal(s): (1) Leave the world a better place than I found it. (2) Learn something new everyday and help others along the way.
Committee(s): Land Use Ad Hoc, Water Ad Hoc, Roads Ad Hoc