Candidate for
Supervisor; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 5

Biography

• Chairman, Santa Clara County Planning Commission, 1979-80; 1998-99. Commissioner, 1976-80; 1996-present
• Honored as outstanding environmental leader for past 25 years by Sierra Club, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Senator Byron Sher and Supervisor Joe Simitian.
• Honored by American Lung Association as outstanding individual leader in Bay Area 1993.
• Honored as outstanding contributor to Bay Area business by the Pacific Industrial and Business Association.
• Honored for work in creating County council to prevent child abuse and improve children's health.
• Named Humanitarian of the Year by Rosicrucian Society for work in education and community service.
• Chairman, California Waste Management Board, 1979-1984.

• B.A., Economics, University of California at Davis, 1967
• J.D., Georgetown, 1971
• LL.M. Urban Legal Studies, George Washington, 1973

• Instructor in Environmental Law, Environmental Studies Dept., San Jose State University, 1998-present
• Land Use and Environmental attorney for cities in California, 1984-present
• Chairman, California Waste Management Board, 1979-84
• Land Use and Environmental attorney for cities in California, 1978-79
• Regulatory and contracts attorney, General Electric, San Jose, 1973-78
• Attorney managing development of EPA's rules and regulations, 1972-73
• Attorney, Institute of Public Administration, 1970-72