Spotlight on the candidates for Anne Arundel County Council District 5

“I have a lifelong commitment and record for making government work for its citizens. I grew up in Cape St. Claire and am a proud graduate of Broadneck High School. As the daughter of a firefighter and homemaker, I am the first in my family to graduate college. I received my undergraduate degree in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland at College Park and earned my Law degree and MBA from Tulane University.

In 1996, my 15 year old sister was killed in a car accident by a chronic juvenile offender driving while on probation after 30 positive drug tests. This avoidable family tragedy taught me the real consequences of what can happen when government doesn’t work.

My family and I worked to fix the issues that led up to my sister’s death. We encouraged DJS to coordinate with the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) to revoke licenses for risky juveniles. For some people, government is about politics and theories, but for me- it’s about results.

It was with these values that I began my career working to help Maryland State government deliver better results for its citizens. As a policy analyst for the Maryland General Assembly, I analyzed billions of dollars in State environmental budgets looking for opportunities for efficiencies and improvements. I succeeded in eliminating duplicative government initiatives and uncovering wasteful spending. Today, I am the Director of Business and Finance for the Physics Department at University of Maryland at College Park and manage an annual budget of $50 million.

With my husband of 17 years, we raise our children where I grew up, Cape St. Claire. We chose this community to have water access. Rapid development has impacted water and air quality, gridlocked traffic, and decimated our forests. I would like to see Anne Arundel County be smarter about its growth and be a leader in environmental restoration.”