- Occupation: Negotiator & Mediator
 - General Manager, Mendocino Dispute Resolution Services
 - Treasurer, Ukiah Community Center and Food Bank
 - Secretary, Rural Communities Housing Development Corporation
 - Former Executive Director, Community Development Commission
 - Former Executive Board Member, North Bay Labor Council
 - Former Labor Representative to the Workforce Investment Board/Youth Council
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Bring together people who represent the various interests in regard to water, to identify priorities and develop a good water plan.
 - Reorganize and streamline the County's 28 departments into a more manageable, less wasteful structure.
 - Make County government more accessible and accountable through evening meetings and broadcasts on cable TV and the internet.
  
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- Irma Turner
 - California Healthcare Workers, Local 250
 - Norman Vroman, District Attorney
  
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- Water
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Water availability will be one of our County's most important issues for some time to come.  We need a First District Supervisor who will provide leadership in bringing all the competing interests to the table and developing solutions that everyone can buy into.  I will bring integrity, creativity, and diplomacy to this difficult issue.
 - County Inefficiency
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Everyone knows that our County government is broke, but the bigger problem is that our County government is broken.
 - Public Participation
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The First District needs a Supervisor who will open up County government to greater public involvement.  The public has a difficult time simply following the actions of County government, let alone influencing them.  And the First District has endured vacancies on key boards and commissions for months and years.
  
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