I was first elected to the Board of Aldermen (now called City Council) in 2013.

I grew up in Newtonville, and attended Newton Public Schools. Newton being a pretty great place to grow up, I chose to return here to raise my three boys; we live in the house I grew up in.

Before being elected I was very active in our community:

• Founded www.greatnewtonschools.org to advocate for improvements to our schools, including Full Day Kindergarten. 

• Co-founded the pioneering parent/teacher/professional/student advocacy group, NewtonSTEM.

• Created the Newtonville listserv to help Newtonville residents more easily engage with one another (email me to be added to it)

• Collected signatures to help establish the Neighborhood Area Council (NAC) in Newtonville.

• Coached Kindergarten soccer

Currently, in addition to being a City Councilor, I work full time as the Executive Director of the Charles River Watershed Association. Prior to that I served as Massachusetts Director for the Sierra Club, one of the nation’s largest grassroots environmental advocacy organizations.

I hold a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Vermont.