Leadership:

• Served as president of the National Hydropower Association (NHA), a Washington, D.C.-based trade association of utilities and others in the hydropower industry.
• Served for three years as president of the Redding Boys & Girls Club, completing a major renovation program and initiating new programs to serve youth in the community.

Consensus-Building:

• As Boys & Girls Club president, helped unite a divided board and end long-running conflicts with neighbors and Town commissions.
• As NHA board member and president, helped heal board split and staff conflict through effective communications with "other" side.

Real-World Experience:

• Key member of small team responsible for developing, financing, and completing a complex $600-million construction project, ahead of schedule and within budget.
• Effective communicator in numerous professional and community venues: government relations, permit applications, marketing communications, presentations, published articles, etc.
• Responsible for planning, budgeting, and management of numerous projects professionally, as well as for the Boys & Girls Club as Treasurer.

• Former coach, boys' baseball and basketball, 9 to 12 age range
• Board member and officer, Boys & Girls Club, 1999-present
• Member and Vice Chair, Redding Athletic Fields Committee, seeking solutions for the Town's playing fields shortage