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construction bidding, recommend policies and write administrative regulations. Communicate with the Board on the
District Manager’s and Legal Counsel’s behalf. Preserve and organize District materials and records, manage Board
and Committee minutes, obtain and package materials from appropriate parties, execute agreements, ordinances and
resolutions. Calendar upcoming issues and actions for Board consideration, develop agendas in concert with
appropriate parties. Utilize understanding of public noticing and open meeting requirements, Conflict of Interest
Code, and elections process coordination with County offices. Respond to Public Records Information Requests.
Assist DM with staff reports, campaigns, travel, scheduling, and numerous special projects. Research and assemble
information, compose and edit correspondence and reports, prepare meeting premises, assign and supervise tasks to
staff to coordinate printing and posting of documents, coordinate logistics, represent Manager as appropriate while
interacting with local, regional, and state organizations regarding District business. Manage digital content related to
public access meetings. Perform complex and varied secretarial and administrative duties as necessary.
CENTRAL MARIN SANITATION AGENCY, San Rafael, CA: September 2008—August 2013: Agency
Administration/Board Clerk - Confidential to the General Manager; Aligned to the General Manager of Joint
Powers Authority. Acted as point of contact for Board of Commissioners (elected /appointed officials within Marin
County), prepared agenda packages, clerked meetings, prepared minutes and follow up materials. Obtained Conflict
of Interest Code forms, responded to Public Information Requests, developed public content for newsletter, website,
and an array of documents. Performed calendaring functions, planned and coordinated GM and Agency Counsel’s
travel and conference engagements. Coordinated and facilitated meetings on a variety of initiatives, including Agency
Strategic Business Plan. Kept GM abreast of information in Agency trenches; interacted as gatekeeper with various
politicians, Boards, media, and stakeholders regarding items in the news and in confidential matters.
COUNTY OF MARIN, San Rafael, CA: December 2007—October 2008: Administrative Services Specialist;
Managed projects in a multi-million dollar initiative. Supervised volunteer workers, assigned projects, wrote
evaluations. Kept departmental records, managed editorial board of county newsletter, set up and attended meetings,
took minutes. Edited content for employee and departmental newsletters. Wrote resolutions for Board of Supervisors.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, San Francisco, CA: September 2002—September 2004: Confidential
Executive Assistant to the Founder & CEO; Provided support to the organization’s Board of Directors and special
committees. Established relationships with sister agencies, responded to requests for information. Coordinated
organizational day-to-day administrative duties, followed up on legal issues, and wrote materials.
R EC EN T N OT A B L E A C C OM P L I S HM E NT S
Proposed, researched and wrote 14 policies to bring in line with modern best practices and codes.
Managed effort to fulfill recommendations made to District by California State Auditor. One hundred percent
fulfillment of all recommendations, many of which required agendized action—three years before deadline.
Identified missing records, worked with Counsel and appropriate entities to bring the District into compliance.
Supported Board and District Manager with complex enterprise-wide restructure which entailed major changes in
staffing and job classes.
Proposed and crafted successful RFP lifecycle plan to launch a new District communications strategy. Managed
District’s communications, including an array of consultant entities.
Developed and wrote District/community newsletter for stakeholders. Wrote and issued multiple press releases
and media bulletins/alerts, to include quotes and content from the Board.
Developed comprehensive community survey to assess public’s perception of Board performance.
Perfect attendance at all Board and Council meetings—no meeting absences in career.
E D UC AT I O N / TR A IN IN G / A S S OC I A T I ONS
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, California State University, Fresno 1994
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts, College of the Sequoias, Visalia 1992
Board Secretary/Clerk Certification—California Special District Association and CSRMA
Member, City Clerks Association of California
Participant, League of California Cities--City Clerks New Law Training—San Francisco, December 2018
SharePoint Power End User Training (Five full days) ONLC Training Center, and CivicPlus Power User Training