I am a Senior Program Manager at the County of Mendocino. I manage the Special Projects Team; working collaboratively with the Departments of Social Services, Public Health, and Behavioral Health. Our team coordinates projects that intersect across the community and/or across departments, especially those related to housing and homelessness, community outreach to vulnerable populations, and complex care coordination. Specifically, we coordinate the following projects in the County of Mendocino: Project Homekey; Project Roomkey; Whole Person Care/CalAIM; Criminal Justice - Human Services Collaborative; Front Door for Families, CalFresh Outreach, and Covered Mendocino, a local coalition dedicated to making sure that all members of our community have access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage. We are advocates for the vulnerable and the disenfranchised, with a special focus on families with children.Our team shares the core values of public service, empathy and compassion for the most vulnerable amongst us, clear and effective advocacy, excellent customer service, creativity, work-life balance, and a commitment to using the tools of government as they were meant to be used - to promote health, justice, and well-being for our entire community.

I was elected to the Ukiah Unified School District's board of Trustees in November 2011.