When I was a teenager, my family purchased an Indian Hills condominium. Over 40 years later we are still enjoying our time in that same condo. My husband and I and our two college age girls have spent many summers and ski vacations here at Northstar taking advantage of the outdoor activities.

I grew up in San Francisco and attended college at UC Berkeley. While working on the east coast, I received my MBA from Georgetown University. My marketing career was predominately in the financial services sector with stints at Citibank and Charles Schwab. Yet, one of the most interesting and rewarding jobs I held was as the Merchandising Director for the North Face launching in store concept shops throughout the US and Canada.

While taking time to raise my two daughters, I decided to pursue my passion for cooking by attending The Tante Marie Cooking School in San Francisco in 2008. Since then, I have been teaching private in-home cooking classes, and am part of the teaching staff at The Civic Kitchen Cooking School in San Francisco. In addition to working as a cooking teacher, I also manage our family-owned residential apartment buildings in San Francisco.

With my husband recently retired and my flexible work schedule, we plan to spend more and more time at Northstar.  I am looking forward to serving on the board and continuing to improve our NPOA community. As a NPOA board member I hope to represent the concerns of all homeowners and ensure our amenities continue to improve and serve our community.

Many years ago (34)! I met my wife, Ruthann in San Francisco and one of our first dates was a trip to Northstar. We both fell in love and fell in love with Northstar. I drove her crazy for years pestering her that someday we will own a condo. Well, a few years later and two boys later we were fortunate enough to have friends whose parents had a condo. Every weekend we packed two families into their small condo but managed to make it work. A few years later we moved to London for work and upon our return to California we decided it was finally time to buy our own condo. We had a condo in Gold Bend and our family skied, snowboarded, hiked, golfed, swam and enjoyed the Lake and Northstar. In 2008 when our boys, Chris and John entered high school we sold the condo and bought a home on Skidder Trail. We have been so happy with our decision to become part of the Northstar family 33 years ago and I want to give back and hopefully encourage others to experience the terrific family values and lovely environment.

I have an MBA in International Business from St. Mary’s College of California. I have spent almost 40 years working in business development. I have worked for AT&T, Ernst & Young, Merrill Lynch, PIMCO, AIG and am currently a Principal Wealth Investment Director at Mercer focused on the Pacific Northwest Region, Northern California and Hawaii.  My prior board experience includes having served on the Sutter Solano Health Board and I participated on the Finance Committee. I have also served in numerous capacities at Green Valley Country Club.

My connection to our community goes back 25 years to when my family bought their first of many properties in Northstar.  I have countless cherished memories of time spent here with friends and family over the years – it was our mountain sanctuary, far away from the hustle and bustle of the big city.  Fast forward to recent history when my husband and I, on a bit of a whim, decided we wanted to live in Tahoe full time – we bought our own retreat in Northstar in 2018, moved to the mountains and we’ve never looked back.

Professionally, I’m an event producer and project manager with a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Santa Clara University.  I started my career in film production, where I spent over twenty years in Los Angeles producing hundreds of award-winning commercials and high-profile music videos.  In 2015, I pivoted my career and currently produce corporate events – everything from multi-day educational conferences to private parties and concerts.

I’m very pleased to be joining the NPOA Board of Directors – I find working on Boards incredibly rewarding and take joy in the contribution I’m able to make to the community.  In addition, being a full-time resident of Northstar puts me in the unique position to really understand the challenges that our community faces.  As our community continues to evolve and change, I will put a spotlight on ensuring the Board is looking ahead and addressing how we can create a vision for the future.

  My family and I have been skiing at Northstar for over 15 years, and three years ago, we made the decision to move here full-time. I live here with my wife, Jill, and our two children, Henry and Chloe, who both attend Alder Creek Middle School.
I grew up in Spokane, WA, and studied computer science at Western Washington University. Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work for several startups as well as major tech companies like Amazon, Yahoo, and Meta (Facebook).
I’m passionate about the outdoors, and I love how Northstar offers activities year-round, whether it’s skiing in the winter or enjoying the rec center in the summer.
As a member of the NPOA Board, I hope to continue focusing on the amazing amenities (like the rec center and pools/hot tubs) and look into ways we can leverage technology and AI to make NPOA the best HOA in Northern California.