So Much More

Education

Brookline values an educated public. I practice lifelong learning and believe knowledge and training are essential for a respected society. Whether the discussion regards resources, people, activities, or curriculum, recognize I have years of experience to share. There is So Much More knowledge to gain. Let's strengthen the search for truth with informed policy.

I've learned in these settings: public, private, religious, secular, single-sex, co-ed, liberal arts, fine arts, communication, business, graduate, portfolio/trade, community, adult education, continuing education, writing intensive, seminar, workshop, online, day, boarding.

M.A. Advertising (2015), B.A. American Studies (2010), The University of Texas at Austin. Harvard Extension School Visual Arts Graduate Certificate (2024) and Religion and Society Graduate Certificate (in progress)

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Public Works

We are blessed to safely move about a clean, green town. Care for Griggs Park is personal. I see the park daily. I will direct such feeling to other natural settings in Brookline. Whether the policy regards engineering and transportation, sustainability and natural resources, highway and sanitation, parks and open spaces, or water and sewage, in my mental landscape is a lovely habitat. Nature provides So Much More to enjoy about Brookline. Let's steward our locality.

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Money Wise

The Town Meeting must pass a balanced annual town budget and enact all town by-laws. Given the responsibility, it makes sense to wonder if I'm wise with money. I spend carefully and pay my bills fully and timely. I like comfort within limits. Brookline money should help the town run smoothly and ensure a reasonably strong quality of life. There is So Much More to funding than worksheets and calculators. You can count on this: I have values in mind.

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Belonging

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights" (Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948). Precinct 10 must show to Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and other lands of the Lord's eye that we look after each other. We practice kindness. When you're in Brookline, you being you is So Much More pleasant than feeling unwelcome. As a Native American tribal member with disability, I know personally the importance of inclusion, and I extend fairness and equality to others. Let's express goodwill.

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Mental Health

I know the importance of good mental health, and I want that for Brookline. At age 16, tenth grade, I was diagnosed with the hereditary disability bipolar disorder, inherited from my mother's father, a car dealer and later mayor of Stillwater, OK. At times I felt too blue or upbeat. I took health leave from undergraduate a few times for depression until 2009, age 23, when episodes stopped. I finished college without issue.

In 2018-19, ages 32 through 34, I experienced trauma. I survived gaslighting and home invasion assault. I needed a safe place to process the experiences. I chose voluntary residential Appleton at McLean Hospital, the leading psychiatry hospital of Harvard Medical School and Mass General Brigham. Care was excellent. I'm stable and take medicine to make episodes unlikely.

There is So Much More to love and appreciate about life with warmth and positive thinking. We can have that.