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Community involvement (click here for details)

Lomita City Councilman 2005 to current

 

Lomita Planning Commissioner 2000-2005

Community Development Advisory Board member 1998-2000

Torrance-South Bay YMCA parent-child program leader and volunteer since 1999

Founding board member (1991-present) of the 1010 Development Corporation, a builder and operator of affordable housing with day care and community facilities in Downtown Los Angeles

Supporter of the Lomita Railroad Museum

Life member - South Coast Botanical Garden Foundation for many years (we think it's 15)

 

Professional background (click here for details)

Bachelor's degree from USC in 1984 and master's degree from USC in public administration in 1986

Geographic Information Systems certificate from Cal State University Long Beach in 1998

Over 20 years in public service for Los Angeles County and the City of Carson as an administrator, city planner and geographer with a proven track record as a problem solver and consensus builder

Active participant in the South Bay Cities Council of Governments since 1995, leading a number of regional projects, including the award winning traffic alert system

Author of numerous articles and co-author of a new book on technology in government

Lecturer on geographic information systems at Cal State University Long Beach with presentations at several conferences

Member Municipal Management Association of Southern California since 1988 and the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association since 2000

What is important to me about our community (click here for details)

Maintaining our streets, water system and other infrastructure

Emphasizing quality development that improves our community instead of just using what little available land we have

Economic development to make our community healthy and provide services right here in our town

Support our sheriff's deputies and fire fighters

Seeking regional solutions to regional problems such as traffic, education and pollution

Enhancing the Lomita Railroad Museum

Supporting the city's recreation programs and increasing park space

Getting local land use control back from Sacramento

Personal (click here for details, click on the picture for a full-sized version)

Married to Margie since 1990 (she is clearly a very patient person!)

Sons Alex (almost 13) and David (11) attend Dodson Middle School

Lomita resident since 1992, South Bay resident since 1988

Producer (with my wife) of five murder-mystery plays - lots of work, lots of fun

School volunteer since 1996 -- a very rewarding activity!

Member of First United Methodist Church of Torrance