MPRB OFFICES AND COMMITTEES
Administration and Finance (Chair)
Planning
Operations and Environment

PARK RELATED APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES
Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (Alternate)
St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board
Mississippi Watershed Managemetn Organization
Riverfront Corporation

TERM OF OFFICE
Jan. 1, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2013

PREVIOUS TERMS
Jan. 1, 2006 - Dec. 31, 2009

DISTRICT LOCATION
• Precincts 5-8 of Ward 6
• Precincts 1, 2 and 7-10 of Ward 2
• Precincts 1-6 and 9-11 of Ward 9
• Precincts 1 of Ward 12
• Precincts 1-3 of Ward 8
• Precinct 11 of Ward 7

NEIGHBORHOODS

Cedar Riverside	Downtown West (western)	Midtown Phillips
Central	East Phillips	Phillips
Cooper	Elliot (northeast)	Powderhorn (northern)
Corcoran (northern)	Howe (northern)	Seward
Downtown East	Longfellow	Ventura Village

RECREATION CENTERS

Brackett	Longfellow	Phillips Community Center
Corcoran	Matthews	Powderhorn
Green Central Gym	Peavey	Stewart

OTHER PARKS

Bohemian Flats	Mississippi River Gorge	Rollins Triangle
Cedar Field	Murphy Square	Seven Oaks
Currie	Normanna Triangle	Svea Triangle
East Phillips	Powderhorn Lake	West River Parkway

GOALS
I am honored to be a part of this great park system. In 1896 Park Commissioners led the procession of hundreds of school children moving the historic Stevens House to Minnehaha Park. They held a banner that said,” Let’s Make Our Whole City a Work of Art.” I would like to continue that effort and work towards the realization of the Mission of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

BACKGROUND
I have been a teacher of kindergarten kids and college students, an actor, a community organizer and neighborhood leader. Joined the In the Heart of The Beast- Circle of Water Circus- for tours down the Mississippi River and to Sweden and Denmark.

ACHIEVEMENTS
Played a dog in a locally produced film called "Heroes. Old enough to have planted seeds of now towering trees. Won first prize at my high school district science fair for research on whether hamsters are colorblind. Past President of the Seward and Cedar Riverside neighborhood organizations.

SPECIAL INTERESTS
Taking my solar/battery powered canoe on the Mississippi River and promoting alternative transportation, stormwater water quality education, local history and native plant restoration.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
I was a construction foreman and lead carpenter and have built the holiday and flower show exhibits at what is now Macy's 8th Floor Auditorium.

EDUCATION
Graduated from the University of New York at Plattsburg with degrees in Theater and Education. Three years of graduate work in Anthropology and Higher Education at the University of Minnesota.

FAMILY
Married with two grown children, very proud grandfather and baby-sitter.