Caroline Hermans
Board of Finance

BACKGROUND

• New to Brookfield — fresh perspective with no baggage
• Research economist and adjunct faculty at City University of New York
• Specializes in collaborative decision-making with a background in conflict resolution
• Background in urban planning, urban sustainability, urban economics, valuation of resources, multicriteria decision-making
• PhD in Ecological Economics, BA in Economics
• Prior work as market maker/financial analyst on Pacific Stock Exchange and institutional broker
• I currently serve on the Inlands Wetlands and Conservation Commissions

REASONS I WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF BOARD OF FINANCE AND WHAT WILL I BRING TO THE BOARD

• Brookfield deserves a consensus-building team of dedicated members that will facilitate positive change. I look forward to being a part of that team.
• I will work with all other board members —Democrats, Republicans, Unaffiliated — to make Brookfield a financially viable community that can afford its schools, roads, and infrastructure.
• I bring many atypical yet important skills to the table: decision-making expertise, collaboration, facilitation and conflict resolution experience, experience in non-traditional ways of resource valuation.