Age: 34

Residence: Central District/Madrona

Occupation: Administrative professional

Education: A.A., Green River Community College; B.A., communications, society and justice, University of Washington

Community/political experience: Social-justice activist with a background in a nonprofit administration; former staff of United Way of King County's Planning and Distribution Department; intern with Municipal League of King County and Nader 2000 presidential campaign; 2001 Seattle mayor candidate

Endorsements: No organizations reported

Campaign Web site: www.woodforcitycouncil.com

Questions:

1. Are you in favor of the proposed 10-cent-a-cup "espresso tax" scheduled for the September ballot in Seattle?
No. Initiatives are a cumbersome and constrictive attempt to solve problems and often either backfire or otherwise fall short of the goal. I believe child care to be a pressing issue, one that would be best addressed through comprehensive leadership and community collaboration, not just a new tax.

2. Is Seattle too accommodating or too hostile to business?
Both. It's perhaps too hostile in some ways to smaller business in terms of restrictions and red tape; however, our local government then overcompensates by granting larger corporations an inappropriate degree of favoritism, to the detriment of the local economy overall.