Tell us a little about yourself. You can include your personal background, family, outside interests that are important to who you are as a person and a candidate.
I moved to Lexington with my family 20 years ago. My two sons attended Lexington Public Schools. When they were at Bowman School, I led the METCO Family Friends and Safe Routes to School programs. In addition, I served on the boards of Lexington Community Farm and the Peacock Farms Association. More recently, I was a member of the Town’s Stone Building Feasibility Reuse Committee (2020–2022) and since 2023 have been a founding board member of the Lexington Lyceum Advocates, a new organization devoted to revitalizing the Ellen Stone Building on Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington. Other involvements in Lexington include Boy Scout Troop 119, Temple Isaiah, and the town’s 300th anniversary in 2013. I have an academic background in history and have spent most of my career working as a public historian, curating exhibitions about the past and leading a state-wide community history and participatory archives program.
Why are you running for Town Meeting?
I ran for Town Meeting for the first time three years ago because I wanted to participate more deeply in shaping our community. I learned a great deal during my first term and, if re-elected, am committed to continue voting thoughtfully on behalf of all residents. I embrace and have benefited from the rich diversity of cultures in Lexington and am interested in continuing to make our community a welcoming and inclusive place for all. I advocate for historic preservation, land conservation, environmental sustainability, and affordable housing. I support a balanced and incremental approach to residential and other development. I’d like to see the town do a better job at preserving land, trees, and the dwindling stock of small houses in our neighborhoods–-and to guide the construction of new homes to ensure their compatibility with the existing diverse cultural and historical landscape.