Born Astoria, OR, December 26, 1967; married; 2 children. Graduate Whitefish Bay H.S. 1986; B.A. Political Science UW-Madison 1991; J.D. Marquette U. 2001. Attorney, small business owner. Former advertising sales representative. Member U.S. Naval Reserve, 1998-present. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Milwaukee Bar Assn.; West Suburban Chamber of Commerce - Milwaukee; Christ King Parish; Wauwatosa Village Business Improvement District; Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Former member: Wauwatosa Bd. of Health; Wauwatosa Senior Commission; Wauwatosa Economic Development Corp.; Wauwatosa Community Development Committee. Wauwatosa Common Council 2000-07. Majority Caucus Secretary 2007.