My 5-year experience as an elected official, three with the Palmdale School District, and two as a Council Member, and my professional experience as of 14 years a City Planner have given me the experience and knowledge to move the City of Palmdale forward. The Palmdale City Council should always be about its citizens. The focus and priority of any City operating in a healthy manner is to first create an environment that helps its citizens thrive, and keep them safe. The City Council should set the vision and adopt policies that provide short term, midterm, and long term direction. I will work with my colleague Council members to make Palmdale more inclusive, safer for our families, and a place we are all proud to call home.