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Public servant, educator & policy strategist. 20+ years building bridges between government & communities. Led equity initiatives, emergency planning & regional partnerships. Ready to restore trust, transparency & collaboration in Snoqualmie City Hall.
As a Snoqualmie resident, father, and municipal policy expert, I’ve spent over a decade working on the exact challenges we face today. I’ve managed $1.9B in budget planning, built partnerships with tribal governments including the Snoqualmie Tribe, and led community engagement that brings diverse voices into decision-making. In Bellevue, I helped navigate rapid growth while preserving community character—directly relevant to Snoqualmie’s development pressures. My background in crisis response, regional collaboration, and transparent governance has prepared me to restore public trust and build the partnerships our city needs to thrive.
’ve worked across local government, education, and nonprofit sectors for over a decade. In Bellevue, I helped guide $1.9B in budget decisions to ensure tax dollars reflected community priorities. I’ve partnered with the Snoqualmie Tribe on land use and cultural coordination. At the University of Washington, I mentor students and teach courses on ethics and civic leadership. My public service centers on equity, transparency, and the belief that effective government must be accountable to the people it serves.
I’m running because Snoqualmie is at a turning point. As a father raising children here, I see how local decisions shape public safety, housing, and youth opportunity. After watching regional partnerships break down, a loss of trust around leadership transitions, and a lack of proactive planning, I realized our city needs steady, inclusive leadership. I bring experience navigating complex systems—and I want to restore transparency, rebuild trust, and ensure Snoqualmie grows in a way that serves everyone.
Regional Partnerships: The breakdown with North Bend shows we need collaboration, not isolation
Public Trust: Leadership changes and access issues have eroded confidence in City Hall
Unbalanced Growth: Over 80% of residents live on the Ridge, while historic downtown and older neighborhoods need reinvestment
I’ll restore regional partnerships through joint planning sessions and interlocal agreements—no more reactionary decisions. I’ll improve transparency by expanding public records access, hosting rotating town halls, and building in meaningful public input before key votes. For balanced growth, I’ll formalize consultation with the Snoqualmie Tribe, create neighborhood equity guidelines, and require community impact assessments for major developments. My approach is grounded in prevention, not just reaction—because our city deserves leadership that plans ahead and listens first.
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Snoqualmie City Council 2017-2023; 30-year career as an accounting firm partner and fortune 1000 company CFO. I've worked with some of the world's leading businesses to scale programs, manage resources and deliver results.
It was a privilege to devote much of my time for six years as a Snoqualmie councilmember. Giving back to my community has always been a priority; I have served on community non-profit boards most of my life.
I served as Mayor Pro-Tem for three years. I chaired the Finance Committee, where I pushed for significant increases in public outreach and accountability, longer-range planning, and dedicated revenues for capital needs. I also chaired Community Development, where I led efforts to increase housing affordability for young families and seniors.
I interacted extensively with our county and state representatives, building relationships that led to them understanding our issues and supporting our projects.
My business career was driven by data, accountability, and fiscal efficiency. I used this approach on the council to help others simplify and understand our often complex issues and financial reporting, and to focus on outcomes for money spent.
Let's bring more accountability.
While on the Council I led our successful efforts creating a dedicated onramp to I-90 for the past four years (saving ½ hour morning backups), for the state to fund the recent Parkway repaving (saving over $1,000 per home), and to obtain over $750m in state funding for the SR-18 highway expansion that the majority of employees working in Snoqualmie travel every day. I led efforts to dedicate stable funding for consistent annual street tree and pavement replacements and sidewalk repairs, and for utility spending with long-term rate restraint and stability. I led efforts to negotiate Riverwalk Project approvals and funding with the state and tribe, and to significantly increase the amount of workforce-affordable housing in the Mill Site development approval.
My family and I moved here in 2009 and love our amazing town. My priorities are strong public safety, affordability, a community-driven future, and fiscal responsibility (sustainable budgets reflecting priorities of the community).
Snoqualmie residents should determine our future. That means timely, digestible information about major decisions, alternatives, and costs, and community meetings in which alternatives are discussed and where residents seek consensus on direction. It means engaging with the city council to explore alternative solutions, and working with elected leaders of nearby cities and the tribe, the school district, the county, and the state to find compromises that bring funding.
Over the past four years, too much information was withheld, decisions weren't collaborative, town halls have been canceled, and staff who expressed contrary viewpoints were forced out. All 8 city department heads turned over, many now on their third employee. North Bend terminated the joint police contract, frustrated by a lack of collaboration. An undersized and unaffordable pool is proposed in Snoqualmie while our seat at the regional pool initiative is vacant.
Let's bring a collaborative, effective city government.
Collaboration with those elected at the state and county levels, nearby cities, and the school district is vital for future large projects. It requires strong relationships, not weakening ones. Our small town of 4,400 homes must leverage outside help for our limited resources. One example is a public pool; the cost is beyond our city's existing resources. Finding a path to an adequately sized pool in the upper Snoqualmie Valley is a big challenge. So is obtaining state funding to complete SR-18 over Tiger Mountain, which is critical to business employees' and residents' transportation.
Many local businesses, including retail and restaurants, are struggling. They need more customers, both local and visitors, or we risk losing them and becoming just a bedroom community.
Over 70% of our city's spending is for employees and contractors. Maintaining services when annual labor costs increase 3% or more, while minimizing property taxes and utility rates, is our fiscal challenge.
I will draw on my strong relationships with those elected at state, county, school district, and nearby city governments. More importantly, I will foster extensive engagement and a collaborative approach by everyone at the city with each other, nearby governments, and our residents. We will ensure data and facts, alternatives, costs, and benefits are shared widely, discussed in the community, and a consensus sought.
We will support local businesses by streamlining their municipal interactions, finding ways to increase local shopping, and attracting more customers from outside of the city. Strong local businesses mean a better life locally for us all.
We will implement strong outcome measurement and contain costs based on per-outcome cost measures. If something is beyond current means, we'll ask the voters whether they want to tax themselves for that service. We will not balance the budget by promising service levels and then having vacant positions leading to unmet expectations.
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Mayor since 2022, former City Councilmember for 5 years, with 20+ years in business management and nearly 20 years of community volunteer service. Improved employee compensation, development, and retention while advancing housing, public safety, and major infrastructure funding.
With over 20 years of business experience, including roles in operations, purchasing management and internal audit for a Fortune 500 Company, I bring strong operational and fiscal leadership to Snoqualmie. I managed multimillion-dollar budgets, led cross-functional teams, and delivered measurable efficiency gains and cost savings through process improvements before entering public service. During my term as Mayor, I have applied my expertise to modernize outdated city systems, implement a new financial platform, reduce overtime costs, and improve employee performance and retention. I lead a city government of over 100 employees and $100+ million general and capital budget, ensuring resources are aligned with community priorities.
For over 20 years, I’ve served our Snoqualmie community, as a volunteer in schools, on the Snoqualmie human services and library advisory committees, and on nonprofit boards. I was president of Encompass board which focuses on early learning and pediatric therapy. I was elected to City Council in 2017, and as Mayor in 2022. During my term, we passed a public safety levy, achieved full police staffing, modernized outdated city systems, and advanced key projects like the Community Center expansion and River Trail. I’ve advocated at the regional and state level for funding and policy that benefits our city. I serve on regional boards, including the Sound Cities Association, King County Flood District Advisory Committee and Regional Transit Committee, working to improve transit service to Snoqualmie. My focus has always been practical leadership, fiscal responsibility, and delivering results that improve daily life for families, seniors, and businesses in Snoqualmie.
I’m running for re-election for mayor because I care deeply about Snoqualmie. This has been my family’s home for over 20 years, we raised our twin daughters here, and I’ve spent nearly two decades volunteering and serving the community. After five years on Council, I saw a need for collaborative, steady leadership to modernize city operations and protect what makes Snoqualmie special. As Mayor, I’ve led with transparency and results, improving public safety, securing funding, expanding housing, and enhancing community amenities. But there’s more to do. I want to continue building on that momentum by supporting residents, improving infrastructure, and strengthening fiscal sustainability. Leadership isn’t just about holding office, it’s about doing the work. I’m committed to doing that work, and that’s why I’m seeking re-election.
I’m running for re-election for mayor because I care deeply about Snoqualmie. This has been my family’s home for over 20 years, we raised our twin daughters here, and I’ve spent nearly two decades volunteering and serving the community. After five years on Council, I saw a need for collaborative, steady leadership to modernize city operations and protect what makes Snoqualmie special. As Mayor, I’ve led with transparency and results, improving public safety, securing funding, expanding housing, and enhancing community amenities. But there’s more to do. I want to continue building on that momentum by supporting residents, improving infrastructure, and strengthening fiscal sustainability. Leadership isn’t just about holding office, it’s about doing the work. I’m committed to doing that work, and that’s why I’m seeking re-election.
We passed a public safety levy to maintain police/fire staffing and improve emergency readiness. We’ve set up the Emergency Operations Center and will conduct training exercises, increase wildfire readiness and reactivate the Community Emergency Response Team program to strengthen the city’s ability to respond to emergencies and protect our community. On housing, we continue to advance new workforce housing options. We have a project that will bring multi-family housing including affordable units in the next couple years. We’re working closely with regional and local partners identifying strategies and support future housing opportunities that align with our community needs. Third, I regularly meet with business owners to understand their needs and identify ways we can support them, whether through infrastructure, permitting, or workforce access. By attracting new businesses and supporting existing ones, we strengthen Snoqualmie’s economy and keep tax dollars working for our community.
