I want to bring my experience managing successful organizations to one clear goal: making Ketchum’s government serve Ketchum’s residents.

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My roots in the Wood River Valley go back to the late 1980s, when my wife and I first visited her father in Sun Valley. My kids learned to ski, worked summer jobs with local businesses, and one went to high school here—we call Ketchum home. As a family, we’ve supported nonprofits across the Valley, serving on boards and fundraising committees. The fate of Ketchum and its community is personal to us.

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Five years ago, I started paying closer attention to what City Hall was doing — and more importantly, what it wasn’t doing. Since then, I’ve probably been to more public meetings than anyone in town. I’ve run for office twice to give this community back its voice, and I’ve shared my views in those meetings and in my Substack, The Ketchum Sun. Where I shine some sunlight on non-transparent decision making, I have proposed reasoned solutions.  

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Government is supposed to be of, by, and for the people. In Ketchum, it hasn’t been that way for too long. We can change that by listening to our neighbors and making decisions openly, not behind closed doors. Every survey and meeting comes back to the same theme: residents want Ketchum to remain a small mountain town with a strong sense of community. That will be my guiding principle on City Council.

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Our first task is clear: make sure land use codes and the city budget reflect community goals — in housing, parking, and infrastructure. That means open books, transparent decisions, and a council that works for the people who live and work here.