“With climate change, the city of Chicago has been receiving more rainfall, and as a result the MWRD must make it a priority to approve green projects that will lessen the stress placed upon the current archaic gray infrastructure and sewer systems in the city.”
“I have degrees from UIC in mathematics, philosophy, and operations research. In 2013 I earned my PhD in statistics. For the last 6 years I’ve worked in Chicago’s tech industry as a data scientist and architect. I currently work for IBM. I don’t need this job, but to whom much has been given, much is required.”
“My vision is for a MWRD board that believes that providing an essential service to communities is more important than patronage for the Democratic Party.”
“I will PRIORITIZE environmental JUSTICE to bring RESOURCES to disinvested communities and GOOD paying GREEN jobs for workers to ACCESS the American Dream.”
“I was President Obama’s point person where I worked with bipartisan group of Congressional leaders for Great Lakes restoration. I’m the only commissioner who’s a public interest Clean Water Act attorney. I was President & CEO of the Chicago-based non-profit, the Alliance for the Great Lakes.”
“I am running for this office to bring a voice of environmental conservation and a commitment to clean water to the board.”
