My values guide me to serve my community and leave things better than I found them. After the JCC came to my family’s rescue during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing essential services so my family could thrive and survive, I was honored to be asked to support and lead this vital organization.

ASH is a diverse magnet elementary school in the city school district of Albany, with 33 languages spoken by students. As PTA President, I have doubled membership, increased the budget, and built organizational infrastructure to support events, clubs, fundraisers, field trips, and after school programs.

I love a challenge, and my family loves adventure. We travel often, and I enjoy running races all over the world. Most recently I ran 28 miles of rugged trails in the Azores islands.