VOTE NOVEMBER 7

“My family and I are so proud to have Royal Oak as our home. Royal Oak is a special community with a bustling downtown, great neighborhoods, beautiful tree canopy, plentiful parks, and caring residents. I would be honored to serve as City Commissioner.  Together, we can build on what is already great to ensure Royal Oak is a community where everyone can thrive.”

Rebecca lives in Royal Oak with her husband, daughter, and two rescue cats. She has a track record of serving the Royal Oak community. She currently serves on the Parks, Recreation & Senior Services Committee and has previously served on the Aging in Place Task Force, chairing its Community and Health Services working group.  She has also served on the Health and Sex Education Community Advisory Committee for Royal Oak Schools. 

Rebecca currently works in higher education as a tenured professor of public health at a local public university.  She previously worked in community-based public health.  Over the course of her career, she has worked to address needs of at-risk teens, immigrants, chronically homeless individuals with disabilities, caregivers of people with dementia.

A strong supporter of unionized labor, Rebecca has been a union member for 15 years and is currently a member of OU AAUP AFT 6762. 

Rebecca holds a BA in Psychology from Bates College, a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University, and a PhD in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

About Rebecca

Campaign Priorities 

  • Support our Seniors – Rebecca will be a champion for the Aging in Place plan adopted in December 2022

  • Keep Royal Oak a leader in environmental sustainability

  • Work with our small businesses and encourage a vibrant downtown

Rebecca is running to ensure Royal Oak is a community where everyone can thrive!

Experience

Along with her husband, TJ, she is a parent to her amazing 8-year-old daughter, Lily

Rebecca has been a Royal Oak homeowner and resident for 12 years

She is currently a tenured professor of public health at a public university

  • Coordinates program that helps individuals with associates degrees earn a bachelor's degree

  • Previously served as department chair and public health program director


    Her professional career has included efforts to address the needs of at-risk teens, immigrants, chronically homeless individuals with disabilities, caregivers of people with dementia

Rebecca has a solid track record of serving Royal Oak

  • Rebecca currently serves on the Parks, Recreation & Senior Services Committee

  • She served on the Aging in Place Task Force, chairing its Community and Health Services working group

  • She also served on the Health and Sex Education Community Advisory Committee for Royal Oak Schools 

  • She is a dues-paying member of OU AAUP AFT 676; has been a union member for 14 years of her professional career

  • Rebecca served in the U.S. Peace Corps in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the West Indies