Administrative Leadership:

    Governing Board, Sebastopol Union
    School District (SUSD), 2004 – present

          • Elected to SUSD Board of Trustees,
             November 2004
          • Clerk, Board of Trustees, 2006–2007

     Labor Relations Liaison with SETA (teachers association) 2006 – present

     Governing Board, Western Sonoma County (WESCO) Youth Soccer,
     1999– 2001

     Governing Board, Tri-School Youth Soccer Club, Sebastopol, 1997–2001

          • Team Sponsorship Director, 1997  
          • Club President, 1998–2001
          • Team Sponsor, 1993–2005

Editorial Columnist, Focusing on West County Issues:

     Sonoma West Times & News Editorial Page Columnist, 1995 – 2008:

          • Author of over 300 “Open Space” commentaries on subjects of general interest,
             including local political issues, youth sports, family life, legal and environmental issues,
             and national controversies. 

Youth Sports Coach:

          • Sebastopol United Indoor Soccer Program, Coach, 1993 – 1996
          • Western Sonoma County and Tri-School Soccer, Coach, 1995 – 2006
          • Boys Coach of the Year, 2000, California Youth Soccer Association District 5
          • Coach of the Year, 2006, Western Sonoma County Soccer
          • California Futsal Association, Indoor Soccer Coach, 2001 – 2003
          • Sports City, Indoor Soccer Coach, 2005 – 2006
          • YMCA Basketball, West County, Coach, Boys 9-10 Division, 1995
          • Sebastopol Little League Baseball, Coach, 1996 – 1997; 2000 – 2002

Host Family for Multiple International Cultural
& Student Exchange Programs:

          • Host family for teacher and student visitors to Sebastopol from Japan, Taiwan,
             Norway, Ukraine, France, and Finland in conjunction with Sebastopol World Friends,
             Sebastopol – Kyoto Exchange Program, En Famille International, Rotary International
             Exchange, and Cultural Homestay International, 1989 – 2007 (various).

Pro Bono Publico Legal Services:

          • Free legal services provided to Sebastopol area non-profit organizations, including      
             Sebastopol Little League, WESCO Soccer, and Sebastopol Center for the Arts,
             and to local artists, musicians, and individuals, 1988 – present (various).  

Judge, Transportation Provider,
Analy High Speech & Debate Team

          • Volunteer judge and driver for Analy High School Speech & Debate Club participants
             in Bay Area forensics tournaments, 2001-2005.