- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Director, East Bay Regional Park District
 - Bachelors of Science, UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources, Masters of Education, UC Berkeley School of Educatio
 - Member of the California State Democratic Party Women's Caucus
 - Executive Board Member, National Women's Political Caucus - Alameda North
 - Founded ICLEI‐Local Governments for Sustainability + membership association with over 600 cities worldwide.
 - Introduced Berkeley's styrofoam ban and 50% recycling goal, making Berkeley the first city in the nation to set these goals.
 - Launched Cities for Climate Protection ‐ national movement of cities working to stop global warming; led Mayor's
  
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