OCCUPATION: Pharmacist, Quisenberry Pharmacies; President, Salem City Council.

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Pharmacists, 1976 - present; electrical construction; farm worker; pizza delivery manager; juvenile group home worker.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Lewis & Clark College, Master of Public Administration (Outstanding Graduate), 1995; Oregon State University, Bachelor of Science, 1976.

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Salem City Council, 1990-present; Salem Budget Committee; Task Forces: Water and Sewer (Chair); Fire Services; Police Services; Transportation. Committees: Financial Audit (Chair); Legislative; Boards and Commissions Appointments; Marion County Solid Waste Committee. Boards: Salem Area Ambulance Services (Past Chair); Marion County/Salem Computer Center; Marion, Polk, Yamhill County Pharmacy Association, (Past President); Liberty-Boone Neighborhood Association, (Past Chair).

MY PLEDGE: I will protect and enhance our quality of life in Marion County, as I have for eight years on the Salem City Council. I will use an open, inclusive approach to support families, strengthen juvenile justice, protect farmland, and find creative solutions to solid waste and road maintenance problems.

My record as an elected official demonstrates leadership in the following areas:

Police...30 additional police officers ...gang intervention...detox center.

Emergency Response...15 additional paramedic/fire fighters ...improved response time to South Salem...earthquake resistant 911 center.

Schools...flashing lights and sidewalks for children near schools ...police liaison continuation ...after-school programs.

Water ...removal of mining waste...US Forest Service memorandum of understanding...Aquifer Storage & Recovery System.

Waste ...increased curbside recycling and composting/reduced air pollution.

Land use...expanded citizen notification area ...landscape standards...enhanced development requirements...transportation plan standards...Urban Growth Management Plan improvements...increased school-city communication.

Parks & Culture...park land acquisition and development...Riverfront Park ...Marion Square Park ...Elsinore Theatre restoration.

Human Rights...Human Rights Commission preservation ...balanced youths travel and association rights with youth and community safety.

Economy...urban renewal...infrastructure improvements...economic development zones...Salem Economic Development Corporation ...Salem Convention and Visitors Bureau.