High-quality, public education is essential. It’s not only a moral obligation to provide all children the opportunity to learn in a safe, nurturing environment – it also makes good common sense: educated children become adults who create scientific breakthroughs, make political progress, and empathize with different cultures and backgrounds.

My oldest attends Manor, and I am delighted by the care and instruction provided by her teachers. They inspire students’ curiosity, compassion and critical thinking. Our teachers are, by all accounts, real-life magicians - but that magic is at risk: RVSD educators are woefully underpaid, and it’s not because RVSD can’t afford to pay them more. As a member of the RVSD Budget Advisory Committee, I utilized skills I’ve honed as an attorney to evaluate the minutiae of the financial projections of the RVSD Board, and I voiced my disagreement with the current Board’s conclusions. We can and should pay our teachers a living wage, and as a Board Member I will work tirelessly to that end.

I have been an attorney working on large, multinational transactions since 2015, so I know how to scrutinize complicated financial information. I have been committed to community involvement since I moved back here with my wife in 2019, first on the Marin Countywide Priorities Setting Committee and now as Vice Chair of the Fairfax Planning Commission, so I have experience representing the community, as well as reviewing reports from and providing guidance to local municipal staff. Most importantly, I am and will be a dad in this district for the next 12 years, so I have a personal stake in the health of our schools.

I would be honored to have your support.