Why I’m Running
As a lifelong Alachua County resident and as an environmental engineer, I am running to protect our water and environment, provide good planning for climate change and growth, and to maintain our current infrastructure.
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Current and Former Board Positions:
- Utility Advisory Board Member for City of Gainesville (current member and former Chair)
- Alachua County Code Enforcement Board (engineer)
- Alachua County Environmental Advisory Board (former Chair)
- United Way of North Central Florida (board member)
- Florida Defenders of the Environment (executive board member)
- United States Green Building Council, Heart of Florida Chapter (President, LEED for Homes Chair)
- Cultural Arts Coalition (board member)
- NAACP Environmental Justice Committee Member
- Sequential Artists Workshop (board member)
Through my work, experience, and education I have become an expert in sustainability, utility, housing, environmental and energy issues and I have been honored to serve on many local and state boards.
I am pleased to announce that I will be running a carbon-neutral campaign. Please consider this when making donations.On Facebook
I’m very pleased and honored to announce that I have been endorsed by the Stonewall Democrats of Alachua County!
The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre has provided this wonderful recording of Gainesville's Poet Laureate E Stanley Richardson reading and performing the famous Frederick Douglass speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?".
Today many of us celebrate "freedom and justice for all". This is not yet a reality - it is an ideal. Please take a moment to consider what that may mean to those still experiencing the systemic racism and inequality in our country. We are not a true democracy until everyone can celebrate the same freedom and everyone can be assured equal justice.
"What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
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The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre proudly presents the famous Frederick Douglass Speech, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" Peformed by actor and Alac...Have you donated to my campaign yet? I've printed signs, delivered signs and I am preparing mailers to get my name out to as many people as possible - but I am going to need your help. If a hundred of you donate $20 (or eight of you make the maximum donation of $250) I can make my goal for this weekend. I know that for many of you a $10 or $20 donation is a sacrifice and I appreciate every penny. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!https://donate.fundhero.io/alfordforalachua
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Thank you so much for your support! As a lifelong Alachua County resident and as an environmental engineer, I am running to protect our clean water and green spaces, provide careful planning for climate resilience and equitable growth, and to maintain and repair our existing infrastructure. We'll ma...On this Independence Day I’d like to share these words from someone much smarter than me. I hope you find them as inspiring as I did.
This weekend I delivered 250 signs to folks all over Gainesville and also to Hawthorne, Micanopy, Archer, Newberry, Jonesville, and Waldo. Tomorrow I plan to go to Alachua and High Springs and stop at a couple more Gainesville spots. IF YOU WANT A SIGN please message me! And if asked for a sign and didn’t get one, message me!
A huge THANK YOU to all of you putting signs in your yard and delivering signs to friends! And a huge THANK YOU for the donations this weekend! I was able to cover about half of the sign costs!
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It’s sad to see the county has decided to decrease Grace’s funding. Grace has served as a lifeline & safety net for our most vulnerable citizens. Enough is enough. It’s time to do the right thing. The county should live up to its agreement & fully fund their share of Grace.
City commissioners are asking county officials not to reduce funding for the local homeless shelter. https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190905/city-asks-county-to-equally-fund-grace-marketplace
I'm a 6th generation Floridian, born and raised in Alachua County, and environmental engineer running a #CarbonNeutral campaign for Alachua County Commission, District 1! 🏳️🌈 Please support my campaign below!
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