Candidate for
Council Member; City of Menlo Park

Community Activities
-Menlo Park Planning Commission 1990 + 1998; 2003 + Present. (Past Chair of Commission).
-Menlo-Atherton High School Volunteer.
-Co-Chair, Menlo Atherton High School Senior Fashion Show, 2000
-Chair, Student Servers Committee, 2 years
-Chair, Fundraising Committee
-School Volunteer - Various volunteer classroom and fundraising positions at Oak Knoll Elementary and Hillview Middle Schools, 1986-2001
-Workshop Participant + Menlo Park center city "smart growth" workshop 1999
-Parent and Committee Chair, Menlo Atherton Cooperative Nursery School, 1983-1991
-Girl Scout Co-leader, 1987-1995
-Menlo Masters Swim Team Member, City Council Liaison and Relocation Committee Chair
-Neighborhood Volunteer. Led Menlo Park neighborhood effort to enact Residential Parking Plan in Downtown,1986.
-Developed " School Safety Route " for children biking and walking to Oak Knoll and Hillview Schools , 1993.
-Coordinated SamTrans school bus service to Oak Knoll and Hillview schools, 1993.
-Facilitated coordination between City of Menlo Park and school district to renovate playing fields.
-National Charity League-participation in mother/daughter philanthropic organization ( 1999-present)
-Volunteer work at Children's Health Council, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Hidden Villa, Urban Ministry of Palo Alto, Ecumenical Hunger Program

Work Experience
-Volunteer Teacher, Growing Mind School (severely disabled children) Berkeley 1974-76
-Teacher of learning disabled + Dolphins School Palo Alto 1977
-Counseling Intern +Youth Counseling Program San Francisco 1977-78
-District Supervisor of Mayor's Summer Youth Program + San Francisco 1978
-Counseling Intern, JFK Child/Family Counseling Center Concord 1978-79
-Supervisor, San Francisco Volunteer Bureau + developed new youth volunteer program
-Counseling Intern, Palo Alto School District (Adolescent Services) 1980-82
-Office Manager, Samuel Sinnott and Company 1993- present

Education
-Attended local elementary and high schools, Oak Knoll and MA
-UC Berkeley Graduate (1976) B.A. Psychology
-JFK University (1978) M.A. Clinical Psychology
-Licensed MFCC 1982 ( Family Counseling)

Family
-Husband, Sam Sinnott + married in 1978
-Three daughters + Jackie 23, Katie 20 and Hillary 17
-Father, Jack Jorgenson (Menlo Park City Attorney for 25 years)