Candidate for
Council Member, 4 Year; City of Santa Rosa

A lifetime of business experience:

1/01/06 - present: CEO / President TEOS Group, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (wholesale / retail Tavalite gem & jewelry Company); http://www.tavalite.com 5/31/98 - 1/01/06: President / Founder Tavalite Enterprises Of Sonoma (TEOS), Santa Rosa, CA ( Worldwide Tavalite brand gemstone distributor); 3/93 - 5/98 Business Unit Manager, Consumer Products (Tavalite brand gemstones), Deposition Sciences, Inc, Santa Rosa, CA.; 8/84 - 1/93 - Manager, Non-Employment, Affirmative Action Coordinator, Public Relations Specialist, Hewlett-Packard Co., Santa Rosa, CA; 7/78 - 8/84 -Grants Management Officer, Comprehensive Employment & Training Division, County of Sonoma, Santa Rosa, CA; 7/68 - 12/77 - Director of Food Services: Children's Hospital & Adult Medical Center, San Francisco, CA & John Muir Memorial Hospital, Walnut Creek, CA

Tireless commitment to community:

1/08 - present: Councilmember (http://www.srcity.org/council), City of Santa Rosa, CA 12/06 - 12/07 - Vice Mayor, City of Santa Rosa, CA 11/04 - 12/06 - Councilman, City of Santa Rosa, CA; 2/03 - 11/04 - Planning Commissioner, City of Santa Rosa, CA; `89 - `07 - Personnel Commissioner, Sonoma County Office of Education; `99 - '08 - County of Sonoma Workforce Investment Board Member; `97 - `99 - County of Sonoma Private Industry Council, Chairman; `89 - present - Leadership Santa Rosa Alumnus - class 5

An appreciation for education:

5/86 - Bachelor of Science, Human Relations & Organizational Behavior, University of San Francisco, SF, CA
- Cum Laude 6/65 - High School Diploma, St. Helena High School, St. Helena, CA;
- Honor Roll
- Student Body President

Compassion for our armed forces:

7/68 - Honorable Discharge, U.S. Army, Europe

Devotion to his wonderful family:

Married to Dianne; 3 children (1 boy + 2 girls); 4 grandchildren (1 boy + 3 girls)