Candidate for
Supervisor; Mendocino County; Supervisorial District 1

Carre is a fifth generation Mendocino County Resident with a lifelong concern for our county and our people. Born and raised in Ukiah, Carre is married to Lewis Brown and lives with him on their Potter Valley cattle and hay ranch. They have raised four children and have two grandchildren.

Carre has been a defender of our county's water, natural resources and environment. She has been a Mendocino County Farm Bureau member for 32 years and its Executive Administrator for the last 22 years, protecting our rural way of life.

A lifetime of community service Carre has been honored for her lifetime of community service.

-2007 California 2nd Senatorial District Woman of the Year by Senator Patricia Wiggins
-Ukiah Business & Professional Women's Ella Butler Woman of Achievement Award
-Mendocino County 4-H's Keith Barnes Leader Award
-Selected as the California agriculture representative to the National Watershed Round Table
-Redwood Empire Fair - Agriculturist of the Year
-Mendocino-Lake Wool Growers Association Achievement Award
-Redwood Empire Fair - Directors Award for service to youth
-Honoree of the first Integrity Award, Mendocino Winegrowers Alliance

Carre's commitment to community service includes the following:

-Director, California Land Stewardship Council + Non-profit organization overseeing the Fish Friendly Farming ® Environmental Certification Program for farmers in Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa and Solano Counties,
-Director, Redwood Empire Fair Board
-Member, Public Policy Facilitating Committee for the Biological Assessment of the Russian River
-Mendocino County Youth Project + Board of Directors - 6 years
-Board member, County of Mendocino Animal Control Hearing Board
-Potter Valley Community Health Center + Board of Directors + 8 years
-Potter Valley Community Unified School District Trustee + 1979 to 1985
-Mendocino Bounty + Co-founder and chaired for first 4 years of an organization to market the agriculture and value-added products of Mendocino County
-Mendocino County Promotional Alliance + Member founding committee
-Redwood Empire Fair Jr. Livestock Auction Committee + 10 years
-Mendocino County 4-H Council -10 years; president 4 years; Executive Committee 8 years; & 4-H Preston Trust Committee 15 years
-Potter Valley 4-H Club + 27 years project leader & 17 years Community Leader
-Potter Valley Community Festival/ Expo + 2 years chair & 28 years active volunteer
-Redwood Empire Fair Jr. Exhibitors' Ethics Committee + 2 years