Practical, Disciplined Accountability for West Hollywood
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West Hollywood deserves leadership that is compassionate, competent, transparent, and focused on results. I am running for City Council to bring practical problem-solving, financial discipline, operational experience, and a deep commitment to fairness to the decisions that shape our city.
Throughout my career, I have helped organizations confront complex financial and operational challenges. I have built reporting systems, set strategic priorities, led data-driven analysis, and supported execution against tactical operating plans. That experience has taught me a simple lesson: good intentions are not enough. Leadership requires clear goals, thoughtful analysis, accountability, and follow-through.
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I want to bring that approach to our City Council.
A Commitment to Community
My commitment to service began as a Resident Assistant at Indiana University. I fostered a community built on safety, inclusion, and trust. That role required listening, conflict resolution, and the ability to bring people together with different backgrounds, needs, and perspectives. It taught me that strong communities are built when people feel safe, seen, and heard.
Since making West Hollywood home, I have continued to show up for my community. I have participated in local network groups, captained kickball teams in OutLoud Sports, supported individual community members in need, and spoken out at City Council meetings in support of common-sense compromise over one-sided decision-making. Now, I am ready to serve West Hollywood in a deeper way: as a member of the City Council.
A Pragmatic Problem-Solver
West Hollywood faces real challenges. Catchy slogans will not solve them. We need leadership that asks the right questions: What is the objective? What evidence should guide our decisions? Who will be affected? What are the trade-offs? Who is accountable? How will we measure success? What will we do if a policy is not working?
City Hall should be driven by outcomes, not political favors owed to campaign donors. Residents, workers, and business owners deserve decisions rooted in transparency, accountability, and measurable results.
My professional background has prepared me to bring that discipline to public service. Throughout my career, I worked with complex organizations to support long-term planning, evaluate performance, identify the root causes of challenges, and establish accountability for execution. That experience is directly transferable to the work of local government.
Roots, Values, and Public Service
I come from humble beginnings. I grew up in a low-income household in a suburban community outside Chicago. My father supported our family by driving a truck for Ryder. My mother worked evenings as a waitress to provide additional support despite battling an autoimmune disease. Their sacrifice, resilience, and work ethic shaped who I am.
My family’s path into the middle class was made possible when my grandfather, a union crane operator, helped my father join the ironworkers’ union. Watching my father endure decades of physical hardship to provide stability for our family shaped my belief that working people deserve dignity, opportunity, and institutions that support them rather than exploit them.
Public service was also part of my family’s story. My great-grandfather served for 17 years as the Presiding Judge of the Cook County Criminal Court Division in Chicago. His example instilled in me a respect for justice, fairness, and the importance of understanding multiple perspectives before making decisions.
That foundation carried into my own life. As captain of my high school debate team, I learned how to examine difficult issues, listen carefully, challenge assumptions, and build arguments grounded in facts. Those lessons continue to guide how I approach leadership today.
Education and Professional Foundation
I attended Indiana University to pursue a strong academic foundation at an affordable cost. While there, I discovered a passion for finance and accounting after taking courses in microeconomics and accounting. I saw finance as a framework to understand how organizations function, how resources are allocated, and how decisions impact outcomes. I ultimately graduated from the Kelley School of Business with a double major in Finance and Accounting and a minor in Spanish.
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After graduating, I began my career at a Big 4 accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Chicago, working within their Business Valuation team. I transferred with them to the Los Angeles office to get to West Hollywood.
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After four years at PwC, I joined a Los Angeles-based asset management firm, Ares Management. There, I brought analytical rigor to the Private Equity operating team. I led the development of a portfolio-wide reporting system to monitor and prioritize action across more than 35 companies total $25 billion in value, including well-known companies like Neiman Marcus, Guitar Center, and Smart & Final.
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Over the last decade, I have continued working in asset management setting strategic priorities, assessing organizational structures and talent, and supporting operational execution to deliver ambitious budgets in competitive environments.