• Birthplace: Palo Alto
• Married to Amy Adams
• Hobbies: Whitewater Rafting, Backpacking, Music

Occupation

• Conservationist and Environmental Educator
• Program Director, Tuolumne River Trust
• Amateur Herpetologist

Education

• DeAnza Elementary School, Wilbur Junior High School, Palo Alto High School
• BA in Political Science, UC Berkeley

Council Service

• Elected to City Council in 2006
• Elected Vice Mayor, 2008
• Elected Mayor, 2009
• Member, Policy and Services Committee, 2006-2008
• Member, Council/CAO Committee, 2007, 2008
• Director, San Francisquito Creek JPA, 2008, 2009 (Alternate, 2007)
• Representative, Santa Clara Valley Water District, 2006-2009
• Representative, Northwest Flood Control Zone Advisory Committee, 2006-2009
• Commissioner, Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission, 2008, 2009
• Delegate, Association of Bay Area Governments, 2007, 2008 (Alternate, 2006)
• Alternate, Bay Conservation and Development Commission, 2008, 2009
• Liaison, Human Relations Commission, 2008
• Liaison, Parks and Recreation Commission, 2006
• Liaison, Palo Alto Community Child Care, 2008
• Liaison, Friends of the Junior Museum and Zoo, 2006
• Liaison, Neighbors Abroad, 2007
• Member, Midpeninsula Community Media Center Advisory Committee, 2006, 2009
• Member, Arastra Fund Advisory Committee, 2006-2008
• Alternate, Utilities Advisory Commission, 2006, 2007
• Alternate, League of California Cities Peninsula Division, 2006
• Alternate, Northern California Power Agency, 2006
• Alternate, Transmission Agency of Northern California, 2006

Professional Experience

• Bay Area Program Director, Tuolumne River Trust
• Campaign Coordinator, People for Land and Nature
• Executive Director, Earth Day Network
• Co-Founder/Executive Director, Bay Area Action/Acterra
• Founder/Director, Stanford Open Space Alliance
• Co-Founder/Coordinator, Environmentalists Against War
• Statewide Field Coordinator, California Propositions 12 (Park Bond) and 13 (Water Bond)
• Campaign Coordinator, Sierra Club Devil's Slide Campaign
• Youth Education Coordinator, Acterra Schools Group
• Issues Coordinator, Earth Day 1990
• Researcher, Pacific Energy and Resources Center