Hornbrook 4 Tiburon Town Council
An experienced and responsive community leader focused on a vibrant community, town accountability, traffic, and safety.
Why am I Running?
Tiburon is an extraordinary place that brings me joy every day. I’m running for Town Council to turn good ideas into real results. By building a more vibrant community, strengthening accountability, and tackling challenges like traffic, we can make this amazing place even better.
Priorities
Build A Vibrant Community
- Promote more community events partnering with the existing commissions, the Chamber, community based organizations and others to encourage citizen engagement town wide
- Deliver on planned parks in a timely fashion for the community to thrive
- Focus on commercial businesses in Tiburon to reduce barriers for commercial activity, increase commercial sales leading to more town tax revenue
- Collaborate proactively on housing locations and progress to avoid costly reactive legal and unfavorable community results
- See my detailed plan
Focus on Town Accountability and Execution
- Create an independent finance committee similar to Belvedere and Corte Madera to provide feedback, direction and opinion to Town Council on annual budget, audits and capital improvement plans (CIP)
- Request customer satisfaction surveys and quarterly business review on town services including residential and commercial building permits and inspections
- Identify town improvements from appointed Planning and Design Review Commissions for more effective decision making.
- Collaborate with Town Council colleagues to focus on fiscally responsible outcomes for Tiburon government efforts
- See my detailed plan
Actively Engage on Traffic Issues
- Deliver Outcome Focused Solutions I have a plan that leverages the town's completed 2026 Infrastructure Study to get results now.
- Leverage existing Traffic Relief Joint Powers Agency with Belvedere to reduce traffic between Trestle Glen to downtown during school drop off and commuting times with programs such as the Yellow Bus Challenge
- Coordinate with largest town employers to find solutions already being used in other towns to reduce use of Tiburon Blvd by single occupancy vehicles
- Update capital budget and plan for known traffic safety issues including left hand turn island off of Cecelia and other measures identified 20 years ago
- See my detailed plan
Improve Safety and Town Sustainability
- Communicate park and bike trail safety for kids, adults of all ages and dogs including signage, communication, trash services, police enforcement
- Emergency preparedness for home and community, improvements in policing and emergency situations in coordination with Belvedere and Marin County
- Improve Town building seismic and climate change resilience to reduce risk
- Partner with Resilient Neighborhoods, FireWise and other organizations for community based safety and sustainability insights for residents
- See my detailed plan
About Me
Family, Community, Work, Play
Arrived in Tiburon over 9 years ago. I was born in Denver, lived in Upstate New York, Washington DC, Ann Arbor, and San Francisco. Careers in technology, energy, solar, electric vehicle charging, and recycling and reuse of materials As a husband, father, dog owner (that's Kiki and Charlie), and active community member, I care deeply about the quality of life that makes Tiburon such a special place.
I have dedicated my time to helping Tiburon thrive through service as Chair of the Parks, Open Space and Trails Commission, Safe Routes to Schools, the RUSD and other volunteer opportunities in Town and Marin County with advisory roles with Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Ferry, the Transportation Authority of Marin, Zero Waste Marin, Board Chair for Slide Ranch and a host of other organizations as a “can do” leader and volunteer, focusing on quality of life, safety, traffic, the environment, and community service. Professionally, I am an advisor for clean energy companies.
Other interest include cycling, yoga, hikes, bocce, pickleball, skiing, member of the TPC and singing in local Marin choral groups
Experience
As my life changes, my community work changes, evolving into deeper involvement. Leadership is a willingness to choose service over selfishness.
Community Leadership
- Slide Ranch Board Chair 2024-ongoing and board member since 2021 (selling merch with fellow board members)
- Tiburon Parks Open Space and Trails Commission, 2019-ongoing; Chair 2021-22 and 2024-25
- Tiburon Hill Haven Neighborhood Association, Board 2018-ongoing; Vice President 2023-ongoing
- California State Parks Foundation, Board Member, 2026-ongoing
- Golden Gate Ferry Passenger Advisory, 2020-ongoing; Chair 2023-24
- Zero Waste Marin Local Task Force 2024-ongoing, C&D and Markets Subcommittees
- Safe Routes to School - Tiburon POST member 2024 - ongoing
- Transportation Authority of Marin; Community Oversight 2026-ongoing
RUSD
- Yes on Measure O Campaign Committee and Supporter, 2026
- RUSD Safety Committee, 2021-ongoing
- RUSD Master Facilities Planning Committee, 2022-2024
- Foundation for Reed Schools, Sponsorships, 2022-2023
- Safe Routes to School - Del Mar PTA member, 2020-2023
- Del Mar Middle School Math Club volunteer, 2020-2023
- Del Mar Middle School PTA lunch volunteer, 2021-2023
Southern Marin and Bay Area
- Tiburon Climate Action Committee, 2020-ongoing
- Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Old Saint Hilary Church Docent, concert shuttle driver and member, 2023-ongoing
- Marin Academy Speaker Series Co-Chair, 2024-2026
- Grocery delivery and warehouse SF-Marin Food Bank, 2023-ongoing
- Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, COVID small business support & business plan mentoring, 2020-2024
- Pacific Community Ventures business advisor, 2020-2022
Land Use
- Broom Busters; invasive plant removal Tiburon Open Space, 2018-ongoing
- Yes on M (Tiburon open space) campaign yard sign distribution leader, canvassing - 2022
- Tiburon Integrated Pest Management plan primary author, 2021
- Treasurer – TRUST – Tiburon-Belvedere Residents United to Save Our Trails, 2018-2019
Youth Athletics
- Marin Academy Baseball scorekeeper and scoreboard operator, 2024-25
- Little League Baseball Commissioner, 2021-2023
- Boys Soccer and CYO Basketball Coach, 2018-2023
Other Civic Engagement
- Marin County Red Cross Disaster and Mass Care Action Team member 2025-ongoing
- Neighborhood Emergency Response Team SF, 2002-09
- Earthquake disaster relief, Central Java, Indonesia, 2006
- Hurricane Katrina disaster relief Biloxi, Mississippi, 2005
Recent campaign work
- Clean Energy For Harris, National Team, 2024
- Vote for Change, phone bank trainer and caller, Democratic Presidential and related democratic races and Georgia senate runoff, 2020-21
- Clean Energy for Biden, phone bank organizer, trainer, caller, 2020
- Josh Harder for Congress, campaign canvasser, 2018
Professional
- BA Economics with Honors - Hobart College
- MBA and MS In Environmental Studies - University of Michigan
- Work Experiences