Forty plus years of business experience. Highly accomplished in financial statement analysis, budgeting and projections. Vast experience in human resources to make the team more cohesive and productive.
Certified Public Accountant - 1981
-Honest advocate for policies that I believe are in the best interest of the GWSD.
-Identified and helped implement key financial decisions of the district; including, identification of excess reserves and implementation of a plan to use those reserves for the benefit of the district and the taxpayer, advocate for tighter and more accurate budgeting, avocate for financial transparency, added strength to a diverse board in all issues financial and accounting.
- Embraced meeting with difficult constituents including; mandatory reporting, defense of policy AC, meeting on capital bond issue that turned into a CRT attack, mask mandate support/opposition, etc.
- Advocate for the 2022 School Bond proposition to raise $101,000,000, for expansion and improvement of GWSD facilities.
-Advocate for additional staffing for ELL education to accommodate changing demographics in the district.
- Invested ample time to research and educate myself on issues pertinent to the board's oversight role of the GWSD.