My top priorities will be to diversify our tax base to be more “recession-proof” by bringing in more large manufacturers. Our city needs to improve its bidding process regarding infrastructure. We need a broader traffic study as we move closer to 50,000 residents, and we need to improve walkability and eco-friendliness. Lastly, I want to upgrade our emergency management resources.

I can bring my extensive background in practical relationship-building abilities, strong strategic planning skills, and passion for streamlining processes through practical guidance of organizational management. I am a member of the city’s economic development corporation, library board and emergency preparedness task force. I welcome the opportunity to serve on our City Council.

After various careers in the private and education sector, I became forever committed to the health and wellness of both the mind and the body. I pursued an opportunity in social services that fueled my passion for impacting the health and wellness of others. I am a person of urgency who focuses on the long-term implications of a decision with the local resident and small-business owner in mind.

I want to unite the City Council to reduce friction among members and improve communication between council and the electorate. I also want to share my management oversight and crisis management skills with council. Finally, I want to increase efficiency by minimizing senseless and premature arguments; prioritizing major issues; setting time limits on presentations; and arriving prepared.

What qualify me most are management oversight experience and my crisis management skills.

I have common sense, management oversight skills, financial training and experience. I do not get ruffled easily. I sit back, collect facts, analyze and collaborate before deciding on the appropriate course of action. I focus on quality of life, managed growth, professional budgeting and community partnering.

My goals as a councilwoman are to support and grow Hutto’s downtown district; continue to develop proper infrastructure to support our growth; maintain fiscal responsibility and transparency; support our first responders in all capacities; and maintain oversight of the new developments coming into Hutto to ensure we maintain a sense of community pride and a safe place citizens are proud to call home.

I have been a community advocate and educator in Hutto for over a decade and served on several boards and commissions over the years. Those include Hutto Has Heart (now the Hutto Resource Center); the Hutto ISD Strategic Planning Committee; the Hutto Chamber; and the Hutto Women’s Alliance.

In 2016 I created the Hippo Way for Hutto ISD, which is now proudly displayed in front of City Hall and reads: “Be Respectful, Responsible, and Safe. Give it, Own It, Live It.” The Hippo Way values respect, responsibility, honesty, acceptance, friendliness, compassion, perseverance, and citizenship. I will take these character traits with me to the dais as I serve Hutto.