Twenty-six years' experience in representing buyers and sellers in the East Bay Area in residential real estate, specializing in Orinda properties. I approach real estate in the same manner in which I served as an elected official for the citizens of Orinda for 12 years, with the highest level of integrity and service.

I have associated myself with Coldwell Banker due to the strong level of performance required of the agents affiliated with the organization. Coldwell Banker provides its agents with both professional marketing materials and internet advantages that are unique to our organization. Our in-house legal team provides annual legal updates and occasional legal reviews, as needed, to provide our clients with the most up to date disclosures that are required by state law and suggested to safeguard the clients during any transaction. I am a skilled negotiator building on my credentials of both my education and my years of public service requiring me to achieve a balance between competing interests in land use appeals as a city councilmember and former Mayor of Orinda. I have lived and worked in Orinda for the past 45 years and have deep roots
throughout the East Bay.

My skill set is an excellent match for the demands of the current Real Estate market. From conceptualizing the best way to present a home through execution and management of the changes and alterations to produce the most attractive presentation and highest value for the asset.

EXPERIENCE

1994-2006
City Councilmember
Mayor 1999
Mayor 2003
City of Orinda, Orinda CA
I served 12 years as an elected member of the Orinda City Council. The council sets policy and serves as the primary decision-making
body for this community of 17,700 residents with an annual operating and capital improvement budget of 11 million dollars.

My responsibilities included:
Orinda Mayor 1999, 2003
Orinda City Council 1994-2006
Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority Chair 2005-2006
CCCSWA Board Member 1995-2006
Contra Costa Mayors Conference Representative ABAG Hazardous Waste Allocations Facility Committee
2003-2006 Vice-Chair 2004-2006
Orinda Liaison East Bay Mud
Orinda Liaison East Bay Regional Parks
Orinda Representative 4th Bore Caldecott Tunnel Study Committee
Orinda Public Works Aesthetic Review Committee 1995-2006
New Orinda Library Sub-Committee
Wilder Art and Garden Sub-Committee
Orinda City Hall Building Sub-Committee
Orinda Farmers Market Sub-Committee
Downtown Revitalization Sub-Committee

Endorsements during 2006 campaign included:
Former Congresswomen Ellen Tauscher
Former State Senator Tom Torlakson
State Senator Loni Hancock
State Senator Mark Desaunier

Prior to 1999
Small business consultant
Laura Abrams Business Development and Marketing Services
Orinda, CA

I formally was operating as a business consultant specializing in business development and expansion. Clients included "Antiques By The Bay", a monthly antique fair held at the former Naval Air Station at Alameda under a leasing agreement with The Alameda Reuse
and Redevelopment Agency and the City of Alameda.

Co-Director: Friends of the Orinda Theater, Orinda, CA
Led the 9-year effort to preserve and restore the Orinda Theater, a historic structure, determined eligible for a listing in the National Register
of Historic Places. Received an Outstanding Service Award from The City of Orinda, a resolution of Congratulations from the Contra
Costa County Board of Supervisors, and along with my fellow directors, the Volunteer of The Year award from the Orinda Association.

Parent Board: PALS Magnet School, Walnut Creek, CA
Served four years as a founding member of the Walnut Creek District's magnet school, Parkmead Active Learning School. PALS was
recently honored with The Distinguished School Award.

Additional Experience
Operations Manager/Director, Cookies and Milk Inc., Berkeley CA
General Manager, Students of Berkeley Inc., Berkeley CA
Assistant Manager, Crate and Barrel, Chicago, Illinois

Education
MBA, Golden Gate University
1980 Major Emphasis: Marketing and Finance
BS, Illinois State University, Normal Illinois
1971 Double Comprehensive Major art/education
Illinois teaching credential, grades K-12
California Emergency Credential, grades 1-8

Community Involvement and Awards:
Board Member Lafayette Film and Entertainment Foundation 2006-Present
Orinda Park Pool Renovation Committee
Community Representative appointed to the Contra Costa Times Editorial Board 2008-2009
Co-Director Friends of the Orinda Theatre 1982-1994, 2006-Present
1989 Volunteer of the Year Award Friends of the Orinda Theatre
1989 Resolution County Board of Supervisors For The Orinda Theatre Preservation and Restoration.