What she’s done:

• Adopted a Vision Zero policy for the City of Red Bank with a goal of completely eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries throughout the city.

• Advocated tirelessly for every road user to be considered in transportation decisions, including all who walk and roll, whether young, elderly, users of wheelchairs or other mobility devices, cyclists, or car drivers. 

• Supported multiple transportation safety improvements, including recent repaving with safer lane reconfigurations and intersection improvements, ADA upgrades including ramps, crosswalks, and rapid flashing beacons, and Hamilton County's first bicycle traffic garden for children to safely learn bike skills (pictured).

• Added bike racks to all city parks and public municipal facilities.

• Represented the City of Red Bank on the Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) as an executive board member for the past five years.​​

• Selected as one of 15 local elected officials from across the nation to be a part of the Active People, Healthy Nation Champions Institute to promote active and walkable communities.

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​What she's done:​

• Facilitated the online streaming and recording of commission meetings, and supported modernizing camera hardware to improve audio and video quality for these live-streamed and recorded meetings.

• Promoted opportunities for public input, including surveys, informational mailers, town halls, and interactive forums.

• Advocated for the creation of the city's first social media pages and email newsletter.

• Ensured online agendas include supplemental documents to help keep residents fully informed. 

• Voted in favor of establishing multiple Citizen Advisory Boards, allowing interested residents to meaningfully contribute their expertise to our community.

• Supported the creation of a more user-friendly city website, including 24-hour online access to features like business permit applications, bulk trash pickup requests, and online payment options.

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What she's done:

• Modernized Red Bank’s beer and liquor ordinances to remove distance restrictions and allow pool, dancing, and live music where alcohol is served.

• Updated sign and mural ordinances to allow for more public art throughout the city.

• Revised food truck ordinances to allow for Food Truck Fridays and more diverse dining options for residents throughout the week.

• Celebrated the opening of a multitude of new small and local Red Bank businesses since 2021, including Mango’s Decor, Sweat Club, Mr. Burrito, The Mustard Seed Gifts, Clever Alehouse, All About the Bride, Ivory HydroSpa, Shawarma Grill, The Spritzeria, and more.

• Advocated for preserving our city’s limited commercial zoning along Dayton Blvd.

• Supported the creation of the city's Community Development Department, which successfully applied for the highly competitive Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development's 2026 Tennessee Downtowns Grant, where Red Bank was selected as one of only seven Tennessee cities to participate in the 2-year program.

• Fought for a robust city stormwater program to reduce the likelihood and severity of flooding, as 70% of our commercial properties in Red Bank are currently in the flood zone.

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What she’s done:

• In 2021, halted the potential sale of the 12-acre former Red Bank Middle School property to private developers. A robust community input process has since been held, a small area plan for the site based on that public feedback has been developed, and we are now on the way to fulfilling our land conversion obligations to the National Park Service that were once tied to that property.

• Advocated for converting two tennis courts into six new pickleball courts in 2022.

• Celebrated the opening of the White Oak Connector Trail in 2022.

• Celebrated the opening of Godsey Ridge in Spring 2026.

• In 2022, budgeted for Red Bank’s first-ever Parks & Recreation Specialist. 

• Budgeted for a second Parks & Recreation professional in 2024 and expanded the Active Older Adults Program to include weekly classes in art, fitness, and music, as well as guest speakers, an annual resource fair, and more.

• Voted to install a new playground, an accessible restroom facility, a new pavilion, and free WiFi at the Red Bank Community Center.

• Upgraded the White Oak Dog Park to include new shaded pavilions, fencing, entrances, and sidewalks.

• Upgraded the White Oak Park playground to Red Bank's first ADA-accessible playground with a pour-in-place surface, as well as sensory and shade features.

• Coordinated annual Red Bank Weed Wrangles along Stringers Branch, at Alpine Crest Elementary, and behind the Gear Closet on Signal Mountain Blvd (stay tuned for the Godsey Ridge Weed Wrangle in March 2027!).

• Established partnerships between the city and local nonprofits: 

  • Created a memorandum of understanding with White Oak Bicycle Co-Op to donate bicycles that come in to the city’s possession and to create two bicycle donation points on city property at the Red Bank Recycling Center and Fire Station #1.

  • Formalized a professional working relationship with the Trust for Public Land (TPL) to continue preserving and enhancing green spaces throughout the city, including a commitment to TPL's "10-minute Walk to a Park" initiative.

  • Partnered with the Tri-State Bluebird Society to create Red Bank’s first Bluebird Trail located in White Oak Park. 

• Passed a native plant ordinance mandating the use of native plants and prohibiting the use of known invasive plants in all city plantings and private commercial and subdivision screening requirements.

What she’s done:

• Supported every department with our first city-wide comprehensive pay study that resulted in across-the-board competitive pay raises, training and advancement opportunities, and much needed resources, including:

  • Public Works: New positions, such as Capital Project Manager and Stormwater Specialist, iWorQ software to digitize both internal and resident-facing services, an asphalt hot box for filling potholes, a stormwater pole camera, a new brush truck, and expanded hours at the recycling center from three to five days a week.

  • Fire: A 2023 fire pumper truck to replace the obsolete 1979 model, new fire training officer position, first-ever laundry extractor for decontaminating firefighters' uniforms of carcinogens, radios, firefighting equipment, and rescue tools.

  • Police: Four new hybrid cruisers, emergency generator, body-worn cameras and in-car cameras, updated tech devices, and fulfilled officers’ request to restore ability to work off-duty jobs for additional income.

  • Administration: New IT specialist to oversee digital transformation, internal promotion to first-ever HR position, modernized payroll software, and increased life insurance coverage for all employees for the first time since the 1980s.

• Participated in annual strategic planning retreats in 2022-2026, with unanimous adoption each year of five commission goals to provide staff with direction while preparing that year's budget recommendations.

• Updated animal ordinance to allow residential ownership of up to eight hens.

• Allocated $150k of the American Rescue Plan funding (federal Covid relief) that Red Bank received to a local nonprofit fund overseen by a Citizen Advisory Board.​