It is the City’s responsibility to deliver solutions for the community to adapt to climate change and I have championed since its onset its ambitious Climate Action Plan (CAP). I serve as a Council Liaison to the Climate Change Advisory Committee, and approved funding for a full-time Climate and Sustainability Manager. Areas we are working on include increasing the Island’s clean energy production, reducing reliance on single occupancy vehicles, addressing sea-level rise, wildfire risk, and changing precipitation trends. The hard work of implementing the CAP continues, and if re-elected it will be my priority to ensure that this work continues.

Water is our most precious resource, and with Bainbridge Island wholly reliant on aquifers for its water supply, I initiated Council discussions on the implementation of water conservation measures to coincide with the completion of our Groundwater Management Plan.

Vibrant communities depend upon a healthy and resilient ecosystem. I serve as Vice-Chair on the Executive Committee of the West Sound Partners for Ecosystem Recovery. Commonly known by its acronym WSPER, it is the lead entity on the west side of Puget Sound working on salmon recovery and the broader ecosystem. I work alongside Suquamish Tribal Chairman - and WSPER Chair -Leonard Forsman and other members of the Executive Committee in identifying, prioritizing, and implementing actions to conserve and restore the Puget Sound ecosystem, recover salmon, and protect, improve, and conserve water resources for people, fish and wildlife.

I serve on the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) Advisory Council. The PSCAA is tasked with protecting public health, improving neighborhood air quality, and reducing the region’s contribution to climate change. Serving on the Agency’s Advisory Council, I help to advise the agency in its work, including its strategic plan and community outreach.

Diversity brings strength to our community, and I am a stalwart supporter of the creation of housing for workers, families, and seniors so that people who are a part of our community can live here. My efforts include:

• As the 2024 Chair of the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council, I collaborated with other leaders to provide free, pre-approved, accessory dwelling unit (ADU) plans, shortening permitting times and significantly lowering building costs.

• To maintain the Island’s stock of low-income housing, I responded to a rate increase in 2025 by the WA State Department of Natural Resources by supporting keeping rents down for very low income liveaboard tenants in Eagle Harbor.

• I supported the Multi-Family Property Tax Exemption program (MFTE), which incentivizes the building of affordable housing.

• I readily gave my support for housing projects such as at Bethany Lutheran Church, granting them the ability to fully use the density bonus allowed under State Law for religious organizations, and the City-owned project at the site of the former Police Station (625 Winslow Way).

Among the many assaults leveled by the current Federal Administration is the assault on equity. I have held firm, speaking out that the City of Bainbridge Island is not backing down in its continuing work on equity.