That starts with critical thinking — and clear answers for families.
I’m a Walnut Creek mom with a fourth grader and a kindergartner. The decisions this board makes are shaping our children’s childhoods right now.
This campaign starts with the real questions parents are already asking — and the homework to answer them in plain language.
Why I'm running
Every campaign says it starts with family. For me, it really does. I have a fourth grader and a kindergartner in Walnut Creek schools. The questions that keep me up at night are the same ones I hear from other parents at pickup, at the park, and over text:
I started asking those questions as a mom. Then I did what my background trained me to do. I've spent years in health tech and biotech building products and owning their budgets at investor-backed companies — work that demanded clear priorities, real results, and careful use of resources. Combined with journalism that required rigorous source-checking, it's the same discipline I bring when I open a school budget. I'm publishing what I learn so other Walnut Creek parents don't have to start from scratch.
I believe our kids deserve strong foundations, clear information, and a system that treats both children and teachers with respect.
Read the full story“I don't believe parents should have to become education-policy experts just to understand what's happening in their child's school.”
What I bring
I walked into Georgia Tech when the halls were still 70 men for every 30 women—and I stayed. I’ve spent my career building the future of health and biotech, asking hard questions as a journalist, and demanding financial accountability where it matters most. That path taught me something I carry into every room: belonging isn’t given; it’s claimed. And I will not rest until every child in our district grows up knowing the hardest questions in science, technology, and leadership are theirs to ask.
Read more about my background
In the thick of it
I have a fourth grader and a kindergartner. So when parents talk about curriculum, screens, recess, teacher support, mental health, school funding, or what AI means for our kids, I'm not watching those conversations from a distance. I'm having them in my own house.
These years are formative. They're when confidence, curiosity, reading and math foundations, friendships, and independence take shape. Like a lot of parents, I have questions — real ones — and I kept running into how hard it can be to find clear answers.
Researching those questions became part of the reason for this website.
“I don't think parents should have to become education-policy experts just to understand what's happening in their child's school.”
That's why I'm building these resources now, not after Election Day.
This campaign is about asking good questions, sharing what we find, and making it easier for every family to be part of the decisions that shape our schools.
Transparency in practice
This is the kind of thing I'd apply extreme transparency to: the same numbers the board sees, published in plain language, with the sources attached. Test scores don't tell the whole story — but families deserve to see them.
From the Standards Tracker
Share of students meeting or exceeding the ELA standard (CAASPP), 2019 compared with 2025. District-wide, WCSD moved from 72.8% to 70.8%.
Source: California CAASPP public score reports. One test is one measure, not the whole picture of a school.
See the full Standards TrackerData & Explainers
These resources started as questions I wanted answered as a parent. I'm publishing what I learn so other families don't have to start from scratch.
“What are these two school funding measures, who governs each one, and what would each actually do?”
A side-by-side explainer of Measure L (Walnut Creek School District, decided June 2, 2026) and Measure W (Acalanes Union High School District, on the November 3, 2026 ballot) — two separate measures from two separate districts, with sources.
“What are our kids actually being taught, and how would a parent know whether it's working?”
WCSD's adopted curriculum by subject, CAASPP results for every school vs. the state and nearby Contra Costa districts, pre-/post-pandemic trends, and a curriculum comparison with Lamorinda and aspirational Bay Area districts.
“Are our kids getting enough movement, support, and time away from screens?”
Would bring together verified indicators such as counselor and librarian staffing, movement and recess policies, screen-time guidance, and attendance — where datasets exist.
This campaign is about asking good questions, sharing what we find, and making it easier for every family to be part of the decisions that shape our schools.
Let's build better decisions together.
This campaign is about asking good questions, sharing what we find, and making it easier for every family to be part of the decisions that shape our schools.
