Where This Starts

Chester drew me in for the same reasons it keeps people here — the open land, the tight-knit community, the hamlet culture, the sense that this is still a place where neighbors know each other. I'm running because I want to help ensure it stays that way — by bringing an additional voice focused on transparency, community input, and decisions that work for everyone.

Building on Progress

The current board, especially its tenured members led by the Supervisor, has made real strides — establishing advisory councils, expanding public comment, cleaning up years of financial backlogs, and stabilizing the budget. That work matters, and I want to build on it. My goal is to keep pushing: making budgets even more accessible to everyday residents, bringing additional scrutiny to how decisions get made, and ensuring the process feels genuinely welcoming to anyone who wants to participate.

Meanwhile, something quieter deserves more attention: Chester's children experience their own town very differently depending on which school district they attend — and that conversation doesn't happen at the Town Board table as often as it should.

What I Bring

I'm a former NYC public school teacher and a current Service Designer working in complex oncological healthcare. My entire professional life has been about making complex systems more equitable, accessible, and human — for students, for patients, and now for residents. I know how to ask the right questions, synthesize competing perspectives into clear decisions, communicate reasoning in plain language, and design processes that actually work for the people they're meant to serve.

That skillset — rooted in design thinking, systems analysis, and human-centered problem solving — is relatively new to local government. I see it as complementary to the experience and institutional knowledge that Chester's current board members bring. Together, that's a stronger board than any one background alone.

My Commitments

  • I will prioritize grant funding as a tool to pay for infrastructure and services — every dollar in grants is a dollar residents don't pay in taxes.
  • I will always explain my votes in plain language to the people I represent.
  • I will hold regular office hours in Chester's parks and community spaces, where families can engage without rearranging their lives.
  • I will always make time for the conversation — available to any resident who wants to understand, question, or push back.
  • I will advocate for Chester's three school districts to have a formal voice in town planning decisions.
  • If you feel like government isn't working for you — you have a friend and advocate at Chester's Town Board.

Chester is a town worth investing in — and this board has shown what's possible when government takes that seriously. My goal is to add to that momentum: bringing additional perspective, deepening the transparency work already underway, and making sure every Chester resident feels heard. I'd be honored to earn your support.

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