Trustee, St. Paul's Episcopal School, Board of Trustees.  2006-present.  St. Paul's has recently been ranked #2 in the nation for socio-economic diversity. www.spes.org
Vestry member, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2005-2008 and 2012-2015.  St. Paul's is an Oasis Congregation which signifies a committement to LGBT people and Oasis California, The LGBT Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese.  Human Services Commissioner, City of San Leandro, 2011 - 2014 www.sanleandro.org Patch Parents contributor since January 2011 I have lived in San Leandro in the Broadmoor Neighborhood since 2000 with my husband, daughter, who was born in 2000, and our two dogs, Marlo and Murray.  Prior to that we most recently lived in Berkeley, Ca and New Haven, Ct. I graduated from Yale University Department of Architecture's Masters of Architecture program in 1997.  While there I was awarded the William Wirt Winchester Fellowship, considered the school's most prestigious design award. Little known secret about me:  I have been trying to  teach my daughter that boys are aliens until she graduates from college.  So far, so good :)