Campaign Phone
7192313373
Education
University of Hawaii at Manoa (Bachelor's of Science), Arizona State University (Masters of Education)
Professional Experience
Background in Behavior Analysis and Speech Therapy
Public Service
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, Planning Board Member, Woman's Club of Oldsmar, Former Oldsmar Friends of the Arts Board Director, Former Public Art Review & Selection Committee, Former Public Art Task Force, Janice Miller Citizens Academy Graduate, Pinellas Citizen University Graduate, Canvassing Board (2024 & 2025)
Oldsmar is where I live, work, and play. My family has built our life here, and I’ve spent years serving this community. As a mother of 3 with a background in behavior analysis and speech therapy, I bring a problem-solving mindset rooted in listening and results. For 6 years, I attended meetings and workshops to understand our city government. I serve as Chair of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and as a member of the Planning Board. I have also served on the Public Art Task Force, Review & Selection Committee, 2 Canvassing Boards, and completed the Janice Miller Citizens Academy & Pinellas County Citizen University. I will bring accountable leadership, fiscal discipline, and a commitment to keeping Oldsmar safe, strong, and thriving.
Two of Oldsmar’s most pressing challenges over the next five years are potential property tax reform and aging infrastructure. If tax reform passes, local revenue could decline, requiring the city to do more with less. We must strengthen financial resiliency, prioritize core services, reduce inefficiencies, expand alternative revenue sources, and protect reserves. In addition, roads, stormwater systems, and utilities require continued investment through a data-driven capital improvement plan and pursuit of state and federal grants. I will work collaboratively with Council to set priorities and provide clear direction to the City Manager, aligning policy goals with staff expertise and implementation capacity.
Both hurricanes demonstrated that Oldsmar’s response and coordination were strong and effective. I would not change the city’s core response but would focus on maintaining year-round awareness to strengthen volunteer engagement. The Oldsmar Support Services Alliance was a successful model that should serve as a template for other communities. The city communicated effectively through the Oldsmar Strong website, implemented mobile permitting to help residents begin rebuilding, and held regular meetings so residents understood the recovery process. As a volunteer with Community United Methodist Church of Oldsmar and Operation Jack’s Village, both Alliance partners, I support continued growth in volunteerism and community partnerships.
Any reduction in property taxes would reduce local revenue and require the city to do more with less, potentially impacting core services such as public safety, parks and recreation, infrastructure, stormwater management, and long-term capital planning. The responsible approach is to plan ahead by strengthening financial resiliency, protecting reserves, prioritizing core services, eliminating inefficiencies, and expanding diversified revenue sources including grants, impact fees, and responsible growth. The city is conducting focus groups and resident surveys to ensure budget priorities reflect community values. These decisions should be made collectively by the council, grounded in data, community priorities, and accountability.
Florida’s Live Local Act provides an important tool for expanding affordable and workforce housing. As a Planning Board member, I understand how local policy, land development regulations, and our Comprehensive Plan shape growth. I support responsible infill, mixed-use development, and workforce housing that fits Oldsmar’s character while ensuring infrastructure keeps pace. I will evaluate every proposal on its merits, ask informed questions, and support projects that benefit our community while protecting local decision-making and maintaining fiscal responsibility. My experience has prepared me to balance growth with preserving the quality of life that makes Oldsmar a great place to live. I am ready to lead with my experience.
Campaign Phone
727-385-2390
Education
Bachelor of Social Work, University of South Florida
Professional Experience
Financial Assistance Coordinator at BayCare Health System 35 years
Public Service
Serving on two citizen volunteer boards -Code Enforcement and Planning Boards
Oldsmar has been my home for 24 years. I have been Treasurer of the Women's Club of Oldsmar since 2018. I was part of the Citizens Ordinance review committee in 2021, making recommendations to update a portion of our ordinances. I am pragmatic, looking for solutions that best serve the residents and businesses of Oldsmar. I have served since 2024 on City Volunteer boards: Code Enforcement Board and Planning Board. I believe my experiences on those boards have broadened my understanding of city processes and their impact on residents and businesses. My 35-year career in hospital financial assistance lends me stability. The overarching achievement of my career has been my ability to adapt to change. I want to lend a guiding hand for Oldsmar,
The top two facing Oldsmar:
1. Environmental Resiliency:
a. City Council was presented Stormwater Master Plan: We need to share project costs via social media, mailers, and Open Houses.
b. Community Action: Use projects like Vertical Oyster Gardens to boost engagement. An engaged citizenry has a stake in protecting our environment.
c. Conservation: Push critical public messaging to address regional water shortages.
2. Downtown Project Resolution: Bring a final decision to a 20-year development debate. Public Forums: I an planning to attend July sessions to listen directly to community feedback. If elected, I want to help make final decision to either develop downtown or not.
Oldsmar needs a balanced plan to improve disaster services, fast-track permitting with AI, and educate residents on FEMA's 50% rule:
a. Disaster Prep: Partner with local groups for recovery via the Support Alliance and scale up workshops found on the City Calendar.
b AI Permitting: Consider the use of AI and if possible, increased or temporary staffing to clear permitting backlogs and cut review times down to days.
c. 50% Rule: Teach residents value calculations via the Property Appraiser before storms hit.
My overarching goal, if elected, would be to increase education efforts before storms hit. An engaged, educated citizenry are our best resource.
That is a tough question. No one wants to see any services cut. At a recent city council meeting, the city manager presented several options. Recommendations were made to hold public forums to seek input from the residents of Oldsmar. Public forums started earlier in June, with more scheduled. I appreciate that the city is seeking public input before making any final decisions. Also suggested were increases in fees, which could also help make up some of the potential loss of revenue. Again, there are no easy answers here, but being transparent, seeking input from the public is the best starting place. If elected, I would seek to review the public input and make budget cut recommendations as needed from the input received.
Affordable housing is needed across Pinellas County. However, I am not sure of the role that the city has to expand access and/or make housing available. The city can certainly advocate for access and availability. There are several programs already available, but I do think that education is needed to help people understand what is available. Section 8 housing programs through the Pinellas County Housing Authority is available, Hometown Heroes Support is another program that assists costs toward home ownership for community service workers Another program is State Housing Initiatives Partnership, part of the Live Local Act. There are no easy answers here, but communication is key.
Campaign Phone
7275044213
Education
Bachelor's Degrees in Economics and Finance
Professional Experience
Corporate risk manager; former bank auditor; 10 years in financial services
I am a corporate risk manager and former bank auditor with degrees in Economics and Finance and a decade in financial services. My profession is reading budgets and contracts, questioning assumptions, and catching bad deals before they become losses. That is the skill this council needs now. My wife and I chose Oldsmar to raise our two toddlers because of the safety, the city facilities, and the green space, and we plan to be here for decades. As a resident I have spoken at City Council against oversized development and pushed for open, accountable government. My campaign has taken no money from former mayors, from anyone tied to the current council, from the chamber of commerce, or from local businesses. I answer to residents alone.
I am a candidate in Oldsmar and will answer for Oldsmar. The top two challenges are fiscal pressure and development pressure. First, the property tax amendment on the November ballot could cut city revenue while costs keep rising. I will put an auditor's review on every budget line and contract, protect core services, and take on no new debt. Second, development. I am the only candidate in this race who opposes new apartment development. Oldsmar's character and infrastructure capacity come first. I will scrutinize every proposal before council, demand real public benefit, and vote no on projects our roads and utilities cannot carry. Pedestrian-friendly improvements, local businesses, and quality retail are how downtown should grow.
Oldsmar sits at the top of Old Tampa Bay. Our exposure is not news, and Helene and Milton showed its cost. I am running for council, which sets policy and budgets, not operations. The policy I would set: prioritize projects by flood risk, fund stormwater and shoreline work through the Capital Improvement Plan rather than emergency spending, and harden the water and wastewater systems. On recovery, council should fund surge permitting capacity before storms, set service standards with published timelines, and require consistent, transparent substantial damage determinations under the FEMA 50 percent rule, with written guidance on options like independent appraisals where the code allows. Residents rebuilding should not fight City Hall too.
The amendment raises the homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028 for non-school levies. Voters will decide it. Council's job is to be ready either way, and budgets under pressure are my training. If revenue falls, services get funded in the order residents depend on them: police, fire, water, and stormwater first. Savings come from everything else. Consultants, studies, subsidies, and memberships get a line-by-line audit. Through public records requests I have documented more than $200,000 in City of Oldsmar payments to the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce since October 2020, a chamber that primarily serves Hillsborough communities. Review starts there, not with first responders. No new debt to paper over the gap.
I will be honest instead of promising what a city of Oldsmar's size cannot deliver. Our real affordable housing is the stock we already have: mobile home and senior communities, older single-family homes, and modest condos. I will protect those neighborhoods from redevelopment pressure. I am skeptical of projects marketed as affordable under the state's Live Local Act, which lets developers bypass local zoning with rents priced up to 120 percent of area median income. Working families do not call that affordable. The levers a city controls are cost levers: hold the line on property taxes and fees, run efficient utilities, and streamline permitting so repairs and improvements cost less. Affordability is the test I apply to every vote.
