*Due to a clerical error in the early stages of my campaign, my profile was not submitted on time to be included in the voters pamphlet.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Port Townsend High School - Graduated 2004
The Evergreen State College - Bachelor of Arts, 2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Facilities & Maintenance Management
- Sound Mental Health (10 years) - Facilities Coordinator managing maintenance operations for 500+ properties across Seattle metro area, including residential, medical, administrative, and inpatient care facilities
- Fort Worden Public Development Authority - Locksmith and Facilities Technician
- The Evergreen State College - Maintenance Technician for Residential and Dining Services; apprenticed under campus locksmith
Education & Youth Services
- Quilcene School District - Title I Reading Specialist
- International Teaching - English instructor in South Korea, teaching phonics through essay writing
- Port Townsend Playschool - Teacher
Labor Leadership
- Vice President, Quilcene School District Classified Staff Union
- Successfully negotiated 5% wage increase for union members during the pandemic
Publishing & Media
- Founder, Rainier Augusta Independent Publishing LLC
- Published Author - Five novels with 10,000+ readers worldwide (The Ruins of Mars Trilogy, The Man from Rome, There Be Monsters)
- Award Winner - Best Indie Book Award for There Be Monsters
- Screenwriter - Port Townsend Film Studio
- Local Short Story Anthology - A Secret History of Port Townsend (optioned for film)
Community Service
- Former Board Member, Expedition Club - Organized fundraising and youth cultural exchange programs to Phapang, Thailand