When the community turned against the referendum in 2016, I
thought that Brookfield missed an opportunity to invest in the future by going
to the debt markets at a historically good bargain.
The need for a new facility in 2016 was real, and the need
continues to be real. I have been involved in the next phase of development. As
the Vice President of the Foundation for the Brookfield Library for the last
two years, I have helped find private investors to make a new, reimagined facility
closer to reality.
The new building is still only on paper though. The next
four years will see that concept become reality, and I hope to represent the
community as we take the idea on the drawing board and create it in brick in mortar.
With an MBA from Concordia and a Master’s in Economics from Roosevelt in progress,
I have the education; with eight years of experience at a local nonprofit; I
can represent the citizens of Brookfield as a steward of their tax dollars as
we all invest in our future.
It is not just about building the new library. That same
experience gives me the knowledge and know-how to help support the whole
mission of the library and its programs.
