With your background, why the Clerk's office specifically? Why not run for something bigger?

Because it's the job that actually needed doing.

I came to the Clerk's office because I was looking for a role where my background — operations, accountability systems, executive-level budget experience — could be applied directly to public service. The Clerk's position is, at its core, an administrative executive role. It manages staff, technology, budget, and the most frequent point of contact most Kitsap residents will ever have with the justice system.

What started as a pit stop — a place where I could do meaningful work while I focused on my health — became something I hadn't expected. A real passion.

I had never been in trouble in any way. It was my first time seeing the inside of a courtroom. And what I found there changed my direction entirely. The work this office does is genuinely important — and I realized quickly that my skillset could be applied more broadly than I'd initially imagined. I've spent years solving complex problems, analyzing the same data from every angle to find answers that weren't obvious. Moving products across the internet was never going to be as rewarding as helping my community. And there is a real gap between the skills the private sector develops and the skills currently in the room at the county level. We need fresh ideas. We need a new lens for efficiency. That's what I'm bringing.

There's also something I believe pretty deeply: local government is where accountability actually lives. Federal and state politics get all the attention, but the offices that touch your daily life — who processes your court records, who manages your jury pool, who handles your passport — those run on autopilot because nobody's watching.

I'm watching. And I'm running.