Tested Results

Proven track record of protecting our local natural resources, maintaining excellent government services and promoting quality neighborhoods:

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• Spearheaded effort to introduce solar energy to Minnetonka, benefiting the environment & saving residents $21 million over the next 25 years.

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• Oversaw modernization of the city's water infrastructure, without assessments to homeowners.

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• Advocated for expansion of sidewalk and trail networks, to expand pedestrian and biker accessibility.

Community Experience

• Minnetonka City Council at-large member, representing and serving the entire city since first elected in 2012 (special election) & re-elected in both 2013 & 2017;

• former Minnetonka Park Board vice-chair;

• Minnetonka Family Collaborative executive committee member;

• Tonka Cares sustainability committee member;

• SCIP (School & Community in Partnership) collaborative member;

• Hopkins One Voice coalition member;

• Empty Bowls challenge leader;

• former ResourceWest Board vice-chair;

• Minnetonka Rotary member & former foundation treasurer;

• League of Women Voters (Minnetonka, Eden Prairie & Hopkins) member;

• Minnehaha Creek Watershed District policy advisory committee member;

• former Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission commissioner;

• Metro Cities Housing & Economic Development policy committee member;

• Minnesota Mayoral Active Transportation Caucus member;

• Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee governor appointee;

• Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) governor appointee;

• National League of Cities Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources steering committee member;

• Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Governmental Advisory Committee member;

• former Minnetonka Wetland Health Evaluation Program Team Leader, coordinating local volunteers to collect data on the health of wetlands in the area;

• past Minnetonka Mills Corridor Development Initiative committee member;

• former Hopkins school naturalist, presenting environmental education curriculum to grades K-4 at Eisenhower Elementary school;

• former Hopkins School District Strategic Planning Committee member.

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