Jill McLewisIncumbent

Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Sebastopol · Incumbent

Jill McLewis holds a B.S. and a Master of Information Systems degree along with a Project Management Professional certification, as well as a degree in Baking and Pastry Management. She has worked as a healthcare clinician, in medical device sales and startups, and in real estate, and has served as executive director and board chair for multiple nonprofits and community boards, working with state and local government on grant funding and budgets. Before joining the Sebastopol City Council, she served on the Sebastopol Downtown Association board as a local realtor. She now co-owns a chocolate shop in Sebastopol.

McLewis has named strengthening the city's fiscal stability a top priority and has emphasized support for a vibrant downtown through collaboration with community partners. She voted to move forward with exploring an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD), a tool that would fund infrastructure projects through captured growth in property tax revenue.

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