What motivated you to run for Board of Finance this year, and what do you hope to accomplish if elected?
Build more accountability into the town budget
What do you see as the single biggest issue facing East Lyme right now?
A budget that lacks accountability for results
How would you balance keeping our town affordable with maintaining strong schools, services, and infrastructure?
By tying expenditures to outcomes that advance the effectiveness and efficiency of town government.
What experience or perspective do you bring that you feel will help you serve effectively on your board/committee?
Work on the Charter revision committee, Capital Improvement Committee, Board of Education
How do you think local government can do a better job of listening to residents and building trust?
By working with residents to build accountability into the town budget. What are the outcomes residents most value from budget expenditures?
What’s your favorite spot in East Lyme or Niantic, and why?
Rocky Neck. In years, as a part of my training form triathlons, I swam mile after mile along the buoys that protect the beach and ran mile after mile through the Park’s forced paths. Now I enjoy long walks through the park as often as I can.
If you could plan a perfect Saturday in East Lyme, what would it include?
Breakfast at La Belle Aurora followed by a long walk through the paths at Rocky Neck
What is one local business you think everyone in town should know about and support?
La Belle Aurore
Who is someone in our community (past or present) that you admire, and why?
Dawn, the owner and chef of La Belle Aurore. She epitomizes the entrepreneurial commitment essential for our community to thrive.
If East Lyme had a town mascot, what would you nominate?
A seagull
Campaigning can be stressful -- what’s your go-to comfort food or snack during the season?
Chocolate chip cookies from Sift
If you could instantly become an expert in any completely unrelated field (music, carpentry, juggling chainsaws), what would it be?
Golf
What’s the most unusual or surprising job you’ve ever had?
Repairing USAF jets
If you had to give East Lyme a new slogan, what would it be?
It’s the time to celebrate East Lyme
When you need a laugh, what’s your best guilty pleasure?
Reading a Sci-Fi novel.