As a long-time Bucktown resident, I’ve seen many transformations in our neighborhood and ward. I have lived in Bucktown for over ten years, and my family has called Wicker Park-Bucktown their home for many generations. I helped organize and coach underprivileged kids in Little League baseball at Churchill Park and basketball at Wicker Park, giving them an alternative to joining a gang. I am also a parishioner at St. Hedwig’s Church. I sit on seven City Council Committees: Finance; Budget and Government Operations; Committees, Rules, and Ethics; Education and Child Development; Housing and Real Estate; Human Relations; and Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation. I am working with citizens, neighborhood and business organizations, our neighboring aldermen and the mayor to improve the 32nd Ward and the City of Chicago by finding solutions to the issues we all face and by providing the best city services possible.