Candidate Information:

I was born in New York City and educated in the public schools of Shaker Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. After college at Princeton and law school at Harvard, I returned to Cleveland to practice law at a large law firm as a federal income tax and local government lawyer.After 38 years, I retired and moved to Atlanta as a trailing spouse to direct the Georgia chapter of Common Cause, a non-profit focusing on campaign finance reform and ethics in government.

For 16 years during my law practice, I served in elective local government office, the first 8 on the Shaker Heights City Council and the last 8 as Mayor.

I am now completing 4 years on the Hilton Head Island Town Council, which was preceded by 2 years on the Town Planning Commission.

I have been a Sea Pines property owner for 24 years. During that time, I spent 17 years on CSA committees dealing with safety and maintenance; 6 years as an officer/board member of the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina; and 4 years as president of the Kickin Asphalt Bicycle Club.

Why I Wish to Serve the Sea Pines Community:

I have been heavily invested in Sea Pines since I bought my first condo in the South Beach area in 2002. That meant serving on CSA committees for 17 consecutive years. It also included six years as chairperson of my home owners’ association at my South Beach condo, as well as nine years as one of three trustees of my current HOA in the Club Course area.

More recently, I have served in Town Hall for six years, first on the Town Planning Commission and then four years on Town Council as the Sea Pines representative.

I believe I have acquired a lot of knowledge, understanding, experience, and skills that could be very helpful to CSA.