I am a proud product of the public school system, starting out at Buri Buri School in South San Francisco, and finishing with a BA in Broadcast Communications from San Francisco State.  I started working at fourteen years of age as a vendor at Candlestick Park, working my way up from sodas, to peanuts, to souvenirs.  I enjoyed working outside, meeting a wide variety of people.  

Not long after graduation, I started my own business, Red Dog Productions.  Within a few years, we had grown to one of the most successful promotional products companies on the West Coast, working with clients such as Genentech, Levi’s, Yahoo, Ben & Jerry’s.

As the years passed running Red Dog, I started to find myself pulled toward community service.  Eight years ago I signed on to be a Brisbane Planning Commissioner, then three years later I became the head wrestling coach at El Camino High School, and finally, I sold my business to dedicate more of my time to family and public service.  One of the greatest experiences of my life was the opportunity to work for the Obama campaign in St. Louis.  Thrust into the heat of the election, I was assigned to a predominately African American community that had been politically neglected. I found myself working with strangers that soon became family.  I went in with an open mind and an open heart, listening to the citizens, respecting the social makeup of the community. As the days and weeks passed, our belief in each other grew, and I became a true partner in rallying the community to get more involved in the political system.  Together, we learned that accountability and engagement from our elected officials is best achieved when the public takes constructive and organized action.