Since being appointed to Tampa City Council in April, I've dedicated myself to working toward solutions to the issues in which we're all invested—affordable housing, safer streets with more transit options, clean drinking water, sustainable stormwater practices, better communication between the city and neighborhoods, and protecting women and doctors from being prosecuted for health care decisions.But we can do more to make Tampa a safer, more prosperous, more sustainable, and more inclusive city—and that's why I'm running to keep my seat in our municipal elections on March 7, 2023.I'm proud of what we've accomplished together. With your help, we can satisfy Tampa's full potential and make this a city for which every Tampeño can be proud. Won't you join me?

I was born in West Tampa at what is now St. Joseph's Women's Hospital. My parents went to USF, and met right here in Tampa.After earning political science and education degrees at the University of Florida, I taught at Idylwild Elementary School in Gainesville while serving as the school's union representative. Since leaving the teaching profession, I've worked as a technical editor focusing on aid programs in West Africa.I served as Vice President of the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association, on Tampa's Variance Review Board, and as a member of the Charter Review Commission that produced 18 amendments approved by voters in the 2019 election. In addition to my role on City Council, I serve as the chair of the Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency.