If you have been involved in the past, please list how here -- feel free to list anything from attending City Council meetings to serving on boards or commissions, volunteering for events, etc.

I am honored to have been nominated for the Chamber of Commerce Harbor Stars Volunteer of the Year in 2024, 2025 and have recently been nominated for 2026.

Community Service:
Downtown Development Authority - Board member 4 years and 3 years as Chair
Tree Board
Harbor Springs Historic Society volunteer
Preservation 49740 member/volunteer
Ice Fest committee
Parks and Recreation events volunteer
Salvation Army volunteer
Shay Days volunteer
Santa's Workshop volunteer
Easter Egg Hunt volunteer
Fall Fest volunteer
Festival of the Book volunteer
Ice Fest Committee volunteer
Salvation Army Bell Ringer and holiday shopper

Civic Engagement
Attend City Council meetings (in person or Zoom)
Attend Planning Commission meetings (in person or Zoom
Attend all DDA committee meetings

Business Support:
I support multiple downtown stores when they are short staffed or are hosting special events, including most recently in 2026: J. McLaughlin, Finishing Touch, Studio 119 and Barbara Boz. I do this because the success of Harbor Springs merchants are critical to the vitality of downtown. And the vitality of downtown is important to permanent and seasonal residents and visitors.

I currently serve on the Parks and Recreation Board and the Finance subcommittee. I volunteered for the Ice Festival, Easter Egg Hunt and the Fall Fest. I have attended meetings of the Harbor Commission, DDA, DDA Enhancement, Planning Commission and City Council Meetings. When not attending in person I watch meetings on YouTube. I have met individually with the majority of the city staff (a few more than once as there is so much to learn) and the chief of police. I hope to meet with the three principles of Public Works next. I also enjoy volunteering at our church.

My only active role with the City was as a member of the original DDA in the late eighties and early nineties. I ran for Mayor in 2000 but was unsuccessful. I volunteered for building projects at Shayground and the SK8 Park shelter and assisted for a number of years with the 4th of July fireworks.

• Previous City Council experience, 4 years. I sat on the Parks Board for 2 years.
• I was on Chamber board for 4 years.

I have attended and/or listened to city meetings either in person or online periodically for a long time. I have volunteered on non-profit boards, as an ambulance attendant, a ski patroller, at T-ball, youth soccer, swim meets, community construction projects and more.

I have served on the Harbor Commission continuously since 1987.