Accomplishments

Current Boards and Commissions

• Director, San Diego County Water Authority
• Vice-Chair, Encina Wastewater Capital Improvement Committee
• Carlsbad City Schools Liaison
• Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Liaison
• Carlsbad City Representative to Buena Vista Lagoon Foundation

Community Service

• "National Service to Youth" award-recipient, 2005, Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad
• "Champion of Children" award-winner, 2004 and 2009, Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad
• Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Club of Carlsbad, 1999-2006
• President Blackburn Foundation, non-profit that has awarded more than $1 million to community-based organizations and children's groups
• Charter member of Endow Carlsbad
• Volunteer at the Carlsbad Animal Shelter
• Meals On Wheels
• Volunteer for Junior Achievement

Career Accomplishments

• "Supervisor of the Year," 2006, Carlsbad Police Department
• Instructor, University of Phoenix, "Critical Thinking and Managerial Ethics"
• Carlsbad Police Department Sergeant, 1987-2008
• Recipient of the American Legion Heroism Award.
• Certified by the Josephson Institute of Ethics