Why I'm Running

I am committed to ensuring that Brookline is a leader in just and inclusive development and fiscal responsibility through both housing accessibility and revenue generation. This is a consequential moment for Brookline: we are positioned to make generational improvement to access, affordability, and quality of life in town. I am an advocate dedicated to making Brookline a home for everyone.

Experience
I represented Precinct 11 for more than a decade, reimagined the Town Meeting Member Handbook, created the TMM Experience Survey, and stewarded a warrant that aimed to expand open space and recreational land use. I know that serving in Town Meeting is an opportunity to build coalitions and make lives better for today's neighbors and for the future. 

Ballot Questions & Warrant Articles
I support the 2026 override ballot question
I support STM 1.1 and 1.2 amending zoning to accommodate and negotiate the Chestnut Hill Commercial Overlay District
(other warrant support to be updated)

Issues
I recognize the generational damage of historical residential zoning and the opportunity for reimagined commercial zoning to contribute to increased town revenue. In May's Town Meeting we can improve on both. The limitations of current zoning codes are vestiges of a time when housing policy was designed to be exclusionary. We need to reimagine and expand what's possible. An Abundance analysis is highly relevant to Brookline and I support that expansive view.

I approach housing as a fundamental infrastructure for a thriving, economically diverse community. My philosophy is rooted in increasing supply through thoughtful flexibility—specifically by reducing the regulatory and zoning barriers that reflexively limit what can be built and where. I believe we must shift from a gatekeeping mindset to a problem-solving one, prioritizing the creation of homes for people of all income levels over the preservation of exclusionary land-use patterns and identifying revenue growth opportunities at the same time.

Leadership
During my previous years in Town Meeting, I championed accessibility by thoroughly reimagining and redesigning the Town Meeting Handbook and spearheaded the first ever TMM Experience Survey which provided insights into how to be a more functional and cohesive body. At the request of the moderator I repeated this survey during COVID meetings contributing to understanding the democratizing impact of virtual TMM participation.
 

In addition to my past elected roles, I am a convener-- working with more than 100 neighbors from Brookline and Boston and with developers to get 249 Corey built with 34 units realistically meeting housing need while listening to valid neighborhood concerns.