My friends, neighbors and concerned citizens, a sincere and hearty welcome to my website.

I would like to introduce myself and my way of thinking to you, and I hope to demonstrate, before this election is over, that Inglewood needs fresh, new ideas - ideas that will create a bright new future for our City.  I am the person whose ideas can ring in a new era of cooperation, communication and consensus building for Inglewood.  I believer I can proudly speak for our beautiful City, having lived here for over 30 years.  Above all, I will be accessible and totally accountable to the residents of Inglewood's District 1.

I'll get back to this, but first a few words about my background.  I was born in North Carolina and raised in Philadelphia.  After graduating from journalism school I started by professional career as a freelance writer.  I moved to Los Angeles and became a reporter to Billboard Magazine, the music industry's largest trade publication.  This was at  a time when there were few women reporters at Billboard, and none in Los Angeles.  I must say that it made working there a daunting task at first, but I was determined and my determination paid off.  I held that job from 1974-1982.  When I left I was Talent Editor.

I opened Leigh-Hi Industries, a consulting firm, in 1982, which I operated until 1991 when I established and operated until 1991 when I established and operated, The Gaming Academy, an Inglewood-based school designed to create jobs for our citizens whose education was funded by grants and scholarships.  We trained and secured employment for approximately 300 individuals.

I entered the real estate profession in 2001 and became s licensed Realtor.  My idea was to take advantage of a booming market to assist those with little or no savings into their first homes.  In 2005 I was elected, for the 2006 year, President of the Women's Council of Realtors, Southwest Los Angeles Chapter.

Throughout all of this I never forgot my longstanding desire to serve the public on a higher level - the political arena.  In 2002 I was appointed to the Inglewood Aviation Commission where I learned more about our relationship with the Airport.  Subsequently, in 2003, I was appointed to the Inglewood Planning Commission where I learned a great deal about how our real estate is apportioned and used.  My background in real estate is invaluable when determining land uses, housing, compatibility, etc.

As your Councilperson my priority will be to bring revenue into the City coffers and I want to turn that revenue into programs that will help our citizens to grow and thereby help our city to grow.

I want to create a system of community meetings and committees to involve all that can possibly make Inglewood a better place to live.  I also will use the knowledge I have gained to ensure homes impacted by airplanes are soundproofed.

About my personal life, I am the mother of one daughter, Gail.  Without her this would be most difficult.  My precious mother lives with me, having moved from Philadelphia seven years ago.  My dad is deceased.  I had two sisters, Barbara, who lives in Los Angeles, and Helen, who succumbed to breast cancer.  I was married to James H. Cleaver, deceased.