Age: 55
Neighborhood: Fairoaks
Family: married with two children
Profession/Business: Develop database software for nonprofits
Education: Brown University; UNC School of Business Administration Program for Technical Managers
Experience: Board of Aldermen, Economic Sustainability Commission, Carolina North Leadership Advisory Council, Transit Partners Committee, Long Range Transit Study Committee, Orange County Economic Development Commission, HOME Consortium, New Horizons Task Force, Triangle J Council of Governments, Metropolitan Planning Organization (alternate), Orange County Solid Waste Advisory Group, Orange County Affordable Housing Task Force
Endorsements: NC Sierra Club, Chapel Hill News, Hank Anderson Breakfast Club, Independent Weekly
What do you hope to accomplish if elected?
Continue to promote a locally-rooted economic development strategy to expand our tax base and provide goods and services to the community and provide entrepreneurial and employment opportunities to residents. Bring a free-standing library to downtown Carrboro. Update north Carrboro planning to provide appropriately located mixed-use, transit-oriented development that fits with neighborhood character. (I voted for and support maintaining the current upper limit of 2,200 new dwelling units in the northern area.) Work to ensure that the projected 20,000 jobs at Carolina North do not overwhelm Carrboro’s housing market and transportation and civic infrastructure.
What are the top two or three critical issues facing Carrboro?
Increasing our commercial tax base and increasing our commitment to moderate and low-cost housing so as to improve the town’s diversity and affordability.
Continuing to connect all of Carrboro, north to south and east to west, with bike paths, sidewalks and greenways.
Providing necessary and desired services to Carrboro residents while maintaining careful stewardship of the town budget.
What have you learned about our town in the campaign?
I’ve learned that all Carrboroans in every part of town want pretty much the same things: safe enjoyment of their homes and neighborhoods, convenient access to goods, services and social, cultural and public amenities, and security that they can sustain a comfortable lifestyle for themselves and their families.
They understand that town government cannot solve every problem but they want a board of aldermen that will listen to their concerns, work at a steady pace toward desired improvements and seek efficient management of town operations and resources.