Occupation: Business Owner Boccherini's Coffee and Tea House, Albany

Occupational Background: Contract Food Service Management, Longshoremen, and USAF Airborne Radar Technician

Educational Background: High School diploma, DeAnza Community College AA degree.

Prior Governmental Experience: Current: Central Albany Revitalization Area Board and Albany Visitors Association. Past Board member Albany Downtown Association, First Alternative Co-op, DeAnza College Employees Union President, Homeowners Association, and Albany Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program

• I would like to bring my experience with downtown revitalization to all communities in Linn County to assist in revitalizing their downtowns. Without downtowns there is no center for a community.



• Tourism is a growth industry within the county that needs to be enhanced for economic development. My experience in tourism will benefit our Linn County Fair and Expo Center, including the assets Linn County provides from our natural recreational parks.



• Drug related crime and identity theft continues to burden the economy of Linn County. We need to make sure Linn County continues to work in a collaborative way with all community agencies in enhancing our public safety.

(This information furnished by Gordon Kirbey for Linn County Commissioner.)