Candidate for
Council Member; City of San Luis Obispo

Born February 12, 1957 in Austin Texas to the Rev. John Paul Carter, an Episcopal minister, and Joan Worstell Carter, a homemaker. Five brothers and sisters.

Grew up in The Plains, VA, a town of 450 people, 50 miles west of Washington, DC.

Graduated high school from Salisbury School, Salisbury, CT, June 1975. Spent junior year abroad at Le College Cevenol, Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, 1973-74.

Attended Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1975-79. Graduated with a BA in Politics, June 1979. Hiked the 2100-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, 1977.

Won competitive paid internship with United Way of America, Alexandria, VA, 1979-80. Joined United Way of Tompkins County, Ithaca, NY, as Associate Executive Director, 1980-83.

Attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1983-85. Graduated with an MBA in Marketing, June 1985.

Worked as Account Executive at Young & Rubicam, New York, NY, 1985-88. At the time, Young & Rubicam was the largest advertising agency in the United States.

Worked at Nestlé Waters North America, Greenwich, CT, in various marketing positions, 1988-1996. Nestlé Waters is the largest bottled water company in the United States. It owns numerous regional bottled water brands including Arrowhead and Calistoga.

Moved to San Luis Obispo, May, 1996. Worked as Marketing Manager for Dioptics Medical Products and then Information Presentation Technologies, 1996-97.

Worked as a freelance writer and stay-at-home dad, 1997-2004. Taught marketing at Cal Poly's Orfalea College of Business, 1998-99.

Since January, 2005, Sales and Marketing Manager at CellularOne of San Luis Obispo. CellularOne is headquartered downtown and has 45 employees in San Luis Obispo County.

Regular attendee and speaker at City Council meetings, December 2000 to present. Ran for City Council in 2002 and 2004. Endorsed by The Tribune in both campaigns.

Since April 2005, member of the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission. Also member of the Chamber of Commerce's Economic Development Committee. In 2003, served on the city's Housing Element Update Task Force.

Past board member of the Workforce Housing Coalition, Residents for Quality Neighborhoods, and the United Methodist Children's Center. Long time Girl Scout cookie chair.

Married to Liz Johnston since September 26, 1988. Four children + Rebecca, born 2/13/90; William, born 10/22/92; Charlotte, born 5/24/96; and Eleanor, born 3/13/99. Family resides at 1283 Woodside Drive.

Ms. Johnston is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She is the social worker at Twin Cities Hospital in Templeton and has a private counseling practice in San Luis Obispo.