I’m Jaimey, a Northern California kid born in upstate New York, but have spent the last 35 years in Sonoma County—mostly in Petaluma, CA. I’m crazy for music and creative expression, a fierce evangelist for a Go Local lifestyle and my local community, and devoutly interested in political strategy. I dig baseball, grew up on both 80′s hair metal and show tunes, love rivers, dense forests, and ring-tailed lemurs (and yep, I’m prone to be pretty random at times).

I live in Petaluma with my amazing soulmate, (Petaluma City Councilmember) Tiffany Renée and have two wonderful daughters, Robin and Zoë.

I’m a firm believer in paying it forward and celebrating the amazing talent that is all around us. If I can use this blog to promote some of the spectacular work you’re doing or super brilliant things going on in your local community, please e-mail me and tell me all about it.

I’ve been a Marketing Manager for O’Reilly Media conferences since June 2008 and I love my job. You can connect with me here, @jaimeywb on Twitter, on Facebook, LinkedIn, and on GovLoop.