These aren't just campaign promises - they're commitments born from years of experience working in and organizing around our parks.

MPRB is the largest youth employer in the city, and working families depend on Rec Plus and affordable childcare options to live balanced lives. I’ll advocate for investments in youth programming and strong employment pathways so our kids are in our parks building healthy habits, community connections, and gaining experience in public service.
I will advocate for a program that would see every 3rd grader in Minneapolis receive affordable swimming lessons and learn drowning prevention skills. This program is already in the planning stage, and is critical for equity and accessibility here in the City of Lakes.
As a democratic socialist I also see the value in keeping public assets in public hands. I will work to save public playgrounds from removal and be at the table with MPS and the Department of Public Works to find solutions when their play spaces fall into disrepair.
Playgrounds are a Park & Recreation issue and we should be at the table working to save these community resources that kids and working families cherish.
It is critical, now more than ever, for us to find partnerships between the parks, schools, and city if we want young families to thrive in Minneapolis.

Our park system's greatest asset is its workers. As someone who organized Minneapolis' first lifeguard union, I understand that worker stability is community stability. After seeing the impacts of the first-ever MPRB worker strike in 2024, I believe people in Minneapolis want a Park Board that will support basic worker rights, protect union labor in project labor agreements, and bargain with unions in good faith.
From our neighborhood parks to National Parks we are seeing public sector unions standing up to protect valuable public assets. As a democratic socialist I know that strong unions help our parks work for working people!

Now is the time for strong environmental leadership at our parks, not token climate measures. I will support renewable energy on park property and challenge greenwashing schemes like urban tree canopy carbon offset credits.
As a democratic socialist I believe that our street trees should serve Minneapolis residents, not be used as a bargaining chip to embolden big polluters and private equity firms.
I will fight for fairer funding—so that when we face environmental challenges like the Emerald Ash Borer infestation, working families aren’t left to shoulder the financial burden alone.
When I bought my home in 2021 I was hit with a surprise $3,850 bill to remove my ash tree. This tree needed to go, but I learned firsthand how park policies can create precarity for working people who make up our residential property tax base.

Everyone deserves to safely reach our parks, whether by foot, bike, transit, or car.
We should encourage multiple transportation options to meet the diverse needs of park users, and work with city, state, county, and regional partners to cooperate on transportation plans that our residents and our environment need.
I'll champion traffic calming on parkways, expanded bike infrastructure, better transit connections to our park system, and an approach to operating and maintaining streets that doesn’t privilege the safety and convenience of motorists over that of pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders.
As a democratic socialist, I will center health equity and sustainability when making accessibility and transportation policy decisions.