King County Local Voters Pamphlet

  I am a thirty-year Shoreline resident/homeowner with two adult children who graduated from Shorewood. As past president of the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce and major in the U.S. Army Reserve (inactive), I have experience working with large organizations. As the president/founder of a twenty-two year old retail service company with six local stores, I regularly hire, train, and manage high school and junior college students and understand the value of well-educated employees.

  I believe basic education needs to be fully funded from the state. I support WASL and believe the state needs to provide districts with sufficient funding to handle anticipated remedial instruction and curriculum changes necessitated by compliance with state and federal mandates. We need to ensure that our schools are preparing our kids to compete on a worldwide basis. I pledge to be an effective advocate for public education, teachers, students, and families.