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03/26/2026

Spent the morning at Tesla STEM High School listening to international business presentations—and I left inspired.

Students explored global markets like the Netherlands, the UK, Guatemala, and Madagascar with thoughtfulness and curiosity. I had the chance to contribute perspective from my own experience doing business abroad—and to ask a question that stopped the room:

How do wage gaps show up in the countries you’re studying?

Many hadn’t yet explored that lens—and today, on Women’s Equal Pay Day in the U.S., it felt especially important to raise. Because while today marks progress, it’s not the full picture:
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day and Latina Equal Pay Day falling on July 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Awareness is where change begins—and these students are exactly where those conversations should start.

Thank you to Samantha St. John and the Lake Washington School District Business Advisory Board for the invitation, and Ryfka Schafer (Business & Marketing) for creating space for these conversations. Always an honor to be in rooms where the next generation is thinking bigger.

02/03/2026

The upcoming Artemis II launch has me thinking about the event that Councilmember Jessica Forsythe attended this past August at Aerojet Rocketdyne L3Harris Technologies that recognized the hard work of the team here in Redmond - with special guest NASA Astronaut Warren Hoburg. It was a powerful reminder of what collective effort can achieve.

Artemis II is not just a mission to return humans to lunar orbit—it’s a national endeavor. Every one of the fifty states is contributing talent, technology, and ingenuity to this next chapter of space exploration. That level of coordination and shared purpose feels especially meaningful in this moment.

Here in Redmond, we’re proud to be part of that story. Our community plays a role in the aerospace ecosystem through innovation and propulsion leadership, including the legacy and ongoing work connected to Aerojet Rocketdyne—helping power missions that reach far beyond our city limits.

Artemis II isn’t just about returning humans to the Moon—it’s about unity, persistence, and investing in a future that belongs to all of us. When every state shows up, we don’t just launch rockets—we launch hope.

From Redmond to the Moon and back!

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*While Artemis II won’t lift off this weekend as planned, a new launch window is expected in March— great missions are defined not by speed, but by readiness.

01/15/2026

Thank you to all of the candidates that applied for the vacant councilmember position. While it was challenging narrowing it down to three candidates last night, it was easy to see that our community loves Redmond.

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12/05/2025

Councilmember Stuart watched from the dais as I was being sworn in two years ago - now I get to watch her being sworn in from the dais!

It was standing room only as we swore in CM Stuart for her second term, and Vivek Prakriya and Menka Soni.

By the end of the night, we have six of our seven councilmembers, with the seventh being appointed in mid January.

I’m looking forward to serving Redmond together!