As Commissioner, I work hard to maintain Hollywood’s character while supporting smart, resilient development along its underutilized commercial corridors and increasing access to housing that is affordable. My focus is on improving our local economy, protecting the environment, increasing public safety, preserving the City’s history, improving our local schools and promoting our unique neighborhoods.
My commitment to improving our city and Broward County is significant. I serve on the Board as well as the Executive Committee of the Solid Waste Disposal and Recyclable Materials Processing Authority of Broward County (SWA), the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization Board (MPO), and the Broward County Climate Change Task Force (CCTF). I am the chair of the Metro Transportation Engineering and Construction Cooperative (MTECC) and the Chair of Broward’s Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (TDLCB). Following the Surfside tragedy at Champlain Towers, I also served on the Broward County Condominium Structural Issues Committee.
I have been recognized as a Florida League of Cities Home Rule Hero, the Broward County School Board Outstanding Mentor of the Year, and am a Hollywood Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) member. I completed the Florida League of Cities Institute for Elected Municipal Officials and received a Certificate of Achievement from the Broward County Leaders Water and Climate Academy.
I have always enjoyed volunteering in our community including mentoring young women students at Hollywood Hills High School through the Women of Tomorrow program and serving on Hollywood’s Dune Master Plan Task Force. I am a graduate of Leadership Hollywood and have held several volunteer leadership roles with Broward Public Schools Partners in Education, the David Posnack JCC, and the local chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. I am a member of the Hollywood Rotary Club, the Lions Club of Hollywood, the Hollywood Historical Society, the Hollywood Women’s Club, the Art & Culture Center of Hollywood. My family belongs to Temple Beth El in Hollywood.
I have a degree in civil engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a law degree from the University of Maryland. For over 35 years, I have worked as an attorney representing companies engaged in the construction industry. I have extensive experience in preparing and negotiating construction contracts, as well as risk allocation, insurance and bonding.
My husband Marty and I live in Hollywood with our dog Twyla. We are the proud parents of three sons: Simon, an aerospace mechanical engineer; Matt, a journalist; and Ben, a physician – all three are the products of Broward County Public Schools and we recently welcomed our first grandchild!
Make Hollywood a model of environmental sustainability for other coastal cities to emulate, particularly in light of looming sea level rise.
Support smart, environmentally sound economic growth along the City’s underutilized commercial corridors
Work to improve the daily lives of residents and to tackle neighborhood issues including short term vacation rentals, derelict vessels, code enforcement, traffic, parking, flooding and petty crime.