Candidate for
Mayor; City of Seaside

I am a lifelong resident of Seaside, a Seaside High School graduate, and attended the University of California, Berkeley. My experiences on the City Council, as Mayor,as 2nd Vice-Chair of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, Vice-Chair of the Local Agency Formation Commission, as President of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, Chair of the Transportation Agency of Monterey County, Carpenter's Senior Field Representative for Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties and with volunteer organizations, have developed my abilities in leadership, team building, and problem solving.

My abilities to build consensus, provide leadership and the positive vision I possess are necessary to moving Seaside forward. As a Council Member I recognized a need for and initiated a strategic planning process to establish priorities to guide our development project and our budget process. We've since established priorities with the City Council and the City staff management team based upon citizen input. I also took the initiative and introduced resolutions regarding our community including; support for Measure A, Support for MPUSD Bond, Opposing school closures in Seaside, and others. I also worked closely with the Juan Cabrillo families and LULAC opposing the closure of the school. We have erased the 1.5-2 million dollar structural deficit and lifted the hiring freeze due to the economic development priorities. We have also implemented a two year balanced budget during my administration.I feel that my forward thinking and strategic planning skills are my strongest assets for my candidacy and for the City.

Education:

Seaside High School,
Attended University of California, Berkeley,
Four Year Carpenters Apprenticeship Program,

Courses in:
14 day Core Leadership and Representation Training
Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Facilitation and Presentation
Construction Management
Dept. of Industrial Relations Public Works and Prevailing Wage Law
3 day Financial Systems and Bookkeeping training
John Maxwell's 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
Dale Carnegie Bilingual (Spanish)

Work:

23 years as a rank and file Union Carpenter working for local and regional construction firms,
Apprentice (4 years)
Journeyman
Lead Carpenter
Foreman
Superintendent (large commercial and bridge projects)
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council (Oct. 1997 present)
Organizer (3 years)
Instructor for 14 day Core program (Washington D.C., Leesburg, Virginia, Chicago, Illinois, Skamania, Washington)
Staff 3 day Evaluation Instructor (Tulsa, Portland, Seattle, Cincinnati, Washington DC, Nova Scotia)
Senior Field Representative for Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties (Oct. 2000 to present)

Local Financial Officer
NCCRC Finance Committee
Fiduciary Trustee Carpenters Health and Welfare
Budget Committee
Technology Committee
Lead Instructor for Maxwell 21 Laws
46 Norther Calif. Counties Conference Board Trustee

Public and Community Service:

Mayor, City of Seaside Seaside City Council Member President of Association of Monterey BayArea Governments, Chair of Transportation Agency of Monterey County, 2nd Vice-Chair of Ft.Ord Reuse Authority, Vice-Chair of the Local Agency Formation Commission Monterey County Workforce Investment Board Chair Seaside Groundwater Basin Watermaster Board
Monterey Peninsula Y's Men's Club

Chair: Special Olympics Committee
Past Chair: Laguna Seca Races Committee
Scholarship Committee
Fireworks Sales Committee
AT&T/US Open Committee
Jazz Festival Committee
YMCA Christmas Tree Lot

Seaside Pony Baseball: Coach and Manager (8 years),
St. Francis Xavier Church, Knights of Columbus,
Carpenters Local 605,
LULAC,
NAACP,
National Council of La Raza,
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials,
League of California Cities, Latino Caucus,
Monterey County Latino Coalition,
Seaside High School Alumni Association