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- I will listen to ALL the people
- I will respect the citizens and return their voice to council discussions
- I will not vote on major issues without explaining the rationale for my position and vote
- I will expect the citizens to hold me accountable
- I am an independent voice, my own person, in nobody’s faction
- I can reach across divides and bridge differences to moderate views and reach consensus
- I want to re-energize and re-vitalize Greensboro
- I am a fresh voice with no personal agenda or ideology
- Born in Rock Hill, SC
- BA from Winthrop College, MEd from University of SC
- Married to Jack Hoffmann since 1982
- Moved to Greensboro in 1997
- Managing Director since 1998 of Preston/Reffett, a national executive recruiting practice
- 22-year corporate career in textiles and home furnishings including:Marketing Manager, Milliken & Co., Director of Stores, Country Curtains
Retail Inc., division of Country Curtains, VP of Stores, Yield House, President
of Enfield Industries, Yield House Wholesale Division, VP, Sales & Marketing,
Norman’s of Salisbury, division of Stanley Furniture, EVP Sales & Marketing,
Oxford House, division of Lace Lastics, Inc.
- Member of the Human Relations Commission since 2007; currently Chair of the Commission
- Chairman of the Complaint Review Committee- hear citizen complaints regarding the police department and fair housing
- Former board president for Reading Connections, YWCA, and Touring Theatre of North Carolina
- Board member of Music for a Great Space
