Background

I was born in the Bronx, and when NYC was on the brink of bankruptcy in 1977, my family moved out on Long Island, near Bellport, Long Island - a former whaling town, just like Hudson!

My family is mostly public school teachers.  Both of my parents are now retired NYS public school teachers; my uncle and aunt are teachers, too.

I attended New York University and received a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree, with honors, in 1991.

After graduating, I took a temp job as a three-day fill-in for a receptionist on Wall Street for $7.50/hour.  This soon led to a full-time job offer and a career.  I worked in Derivative Back Offices at Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank for six years.  At 28, I was the Manager for Derivative Cash Settlement Reconciliations at Deutsche Bank, NY.

In 1998, I felt that it was a good time to get involved in computers.  I found a job at a small financial services software company, SmartStream Technologies, specializing in reconciliation software.  For fifteen years, I traveled throughout the US and Canada implementing reconciliation systems at some of nation's largest financial institutions, and half the banks in Canada.

In 2007, I decided to move, and looked at Hudson.  At the time, I did not have a valid driver's license, knew no one upstate, and I wanted a town with a yoga studio, internet access, and a house with a backyard for my dog.

I bought a small house on State Street because it was within walking distance to the train station.

Since moving to Hudson, I started:

- A support office for a small financial services company, that now employs three additional people.- Dance Parties - Trixie's Whorehouse
- Game nights - BINGO and Match Game
- The Hudson Pride Parade
- A cookie-baking business, Trixie's Oven, which supplies cookies to local establishments - Relish, Nolita, Olde Hudson, The Spotty Dog, the Italian Market, the Columbia Memorial Health Paul and Clara Kellner Cafeteria, and the Hudson Farmer's Market.

This year, I completed my yoga teacher's certification in Hudson.

I currently own two houses on State Street, one in which I live, and the other that I rent out to tenants.

If you have any questions, please contact me or come to one of my Meet & Greets.

Thank you very much for considering me for Fourth Ward Alderman.