The places where I give my time in San Pedro, in Los Angeles, and at CSUDH. Names and links only; the work belongs to the organizations.
San Pedro
Rotary Club of San Pedro
Foundation Board. Club president in 2022–23, the club's centennial year. Founded the CSUDH Rotaract Club.
Los Angeles
Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council
Elected board member, at-large seat, and co-chair, with Kaine Nicholas, of the Planning, Land Use and Port Committee. One of the City of Los Angeles's certified neighborhood councils, serving the northwest side of San Pedro.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Budget Advocates
Vice chair for development. Volunteers elected by the neighborhood councils to review the City budget.
California
CSUWatch
Documents, not opinions: an independent public record of the California State University.
Harvard
Alumni interviewer, 1993–2021
Nearly thirty years interviewing Harvard College applicants, first in Minnesota, then in Mountain View, then in Los Angeles. Stepped back when my own children started applying.
CSUDH
Toro Auxiliary Partners
Board member of the university's auxiliary, which supports campus programs and enterprises.
In the news
- Aug 2022 A Century of Service, San Pedro Today cover story on the Rotary Club of San Pedro's centennial, with the 2022–23 board on the cover. Read · The issue
- Sep 2022 San Pedro Rotary Club Celebrates Its Centennial, Random Lengths News. Read
Two campaigns
- 2017 Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, Seat 2. One of four candidates in the March 7, 2017 citywide election; 71,170 votes, 17.35 percent. Ballotpedia
- 2002 Minnesota State Senate, District 6. Ran on the Independence Party line against Tom Bakk on the Iron Range while a banker in Virginia, Minnesota; 9,467 votes, 27.44 percent. Minnesota Secretary of State results
Opinions on this site are my own. Nothing here speaks for any board, council, or committee I serve on.