Community builder.Meet the person behind the work
Let’s talk about
what forward looks like.
My work begins with people — their lives, their challenges, and what it takes to build something better.
From community leadership in San Diego to homelessness work in Boston, I bring that perspective into the room, onto the page, and into the experiences I create.
Read my storyMy perspective.
Different platforms.
In the room.
Homelessness, leadership, and rebuilding. Available for television, radio, keynotes, and panels.
On the page.
My independent perspective on homelessness, cities, and the systems people depend on.
In community.
Events and experiences that bring people together around education and opportunity.
Listen closely.
Ask better questions.
Move forward.
My approach begins with the person in front of me. Understanding what stands in the way is the first step toward a meaningful conversation about what comes next.
Read my biographyBoston roots.
San Diego
experience.
Former candidate for Mayor of San Diego. Former Mira Mesa Town Council president. Speaker. Writer. Community builder.
Each role gives me a different view of the same responsibility: showing up, asking clear questions, and doing the work.
The full biography
One San Diego
A conversation about a city’s future.
A framework for moving forward.
In One San Diego, I lay out my thinking on reducing and preventing homelessness, expanding housing opportunity, strengthening the local economy, and bringing greater accountability to city government.
It brings the questions behind my public work onto the page: what needs to change, what responsible leadership requires, and what progress could look like for the people who call a city home.
What does
forward look like?
For your community. Your organization. Your next chapter.
Choose where we begin.
From crisis to stability.
What would meaningful progress look like for people experiencing homelessness — and what needs to change to make it possible?