Vote for Loachamin

As a newly elected city councilor for the city of Lafayette, I urge you to vote for Marta Loachamin for county commissioner. I have studied and practiced leadership with local scientists, strategic thinkers, innovative visionaries, and young leaders just starting their careers. Today, I see a need for humanity to bring our three-legged stool of sustainable existence back into balance.

A couple of the legs need shoring up, and the third is trembling under the load. Those legs are equity, environment, and economy. Marta has already shown leadership in supporting these critical societal needs.

She created a path to housing for disenfranchised victims in the 2013 flood, participated in natural disaster preparedness planning for the county, and is a single mother, while running her own business. She has demonstrated the ability to identify problems, gather the necessary resources, and then fix those problems. She sets a vision and sees it to fruition. Her efforts span our county’s physical, language, and cultural boundaries.

In an era of rapid anthropogenic global climate change. Marta’s broad skill set is imperative. The ripple effect of changes to our globe’s climate system will impact everyone. I have learned that systemic and institutionalized barriers to people of color must be removed, and our population engaged in helping humanity adapt to our Earth’s shifting climate regimes.

Enacting a process of engagement will require cultural brokers. I love Marta’s comment that she is here to lead, not sit on a diversity board. She not only is a culture broker, she ensures new ones are trained. Leaders like Marta help all residents get the help they need, but also be empowered to help themselves.

Vote Marta Loachamin for Boulder County commissioner.

TIM BARNES Lafayette