Community Betterment

2019

Created the political will to pass a local-option sales tax generating over $159 million for expanded library hours, lighting of city parks, addressing abandoned and dilapidated properties, and providing children’s mental health services.

2004 - 2021

Led by youth, worked with funders and local governments to create the $4.5 million Lauridsen Skatepark, our nation’s largest open-air skatepark, bringing a new, riverfront public space to downtown Des Moines.