3G03@anc.dc.gov

I have lived in Chevy Chase DC since 1990, having moved here from Dupont Circle. Originally from coastal New England, my background is in journalism and advocacy/activism on behalf of animals and the environment.  I also have an abiding interest in community and what makes great neighborhoods.

My work with The Humane Society of the U.S., then the world’s largest animal-protection organization, first brought me to DC in 1988.

I have a B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.  

I have never run for political office before, and I am honored to have been elected to represent the residents of my immediate Single Member District (03) as well as the larger Chevy Chase community.

I love Chevy Chase DC.  My husband and I have invested heavily here in terms of relationships, time, energy, and money, and hope to live out the rest of our years here.  But I am concerned about the future of our community.

In recent years, it has been my observation and experience that residents have not been adequately represented in the planning decisions that will profoundly change Chevy Chase — where all of us have chosen to make our home.

Of all the issues confronting Chevy Chase, the ones I care most about are self-determination and citizen representation.  Chevy Chase residents should be the ones to decide the future of our community.  Not special interest groups.  And not the personal or political views of individual commissioners.  

As we seek true democracy and representation for all the people of the District in the form of DC statehood, we should demand the same from our most local representatives as well.

I am excited and energized by engaging my neighbors.  I look forward to seeking out residents’ opinions and representing those opinions before my fellow commissioners and the City.

I believe that by representing the concerns and desires of the residents of Chevy Chase I will be acting in the best interests of the City.