As a fourth generation and Bishop resident for over 37 years, I have always considered Bishop, California my home. I fees a strong commitment to helping the city maintain its character for future generations. Like most of the area's residents, I live here because of Bishop's quaint charm and small town atmosphere.

Born in 1949, I'm the daughter of Genevieve and Newell Clement and my grandparents were Frank and Olive Arcularius. The Arcularius family has deep roots in Bishop and can be considered a pioneer family.

I spent every summer at my family's fishing resort, the Arcularius Ranch near Mammoth Lakes, where I could always be seen riding my horse. I attended Bishop Elementary and Bishop High School. After graduating from High School I attended the University of Nevada at Reno along with the Reno Business School.

In 1970, I married Michael Cullen and took over the operations of the Arcularius Ranch for seven years. Michael and I then purchased the Meadow Farms Liquor Store and owned that during the 1980's. in 1985 we moved to Riverside, California.

I spent the next ten years as a commercial construction bookkeeper for several multimillion dollar companies. Since Michael's untimely passing in 1997, I have worked as an office manager and bookkeeper for Dentology Inc. located in the Los Angeles area. Since relocating back to Bishop in 2004, I still work for the company by doing payroll and accounting work from home. In 2005, I was elected to the Bishop City Council as a Councilmember and in 2009 was re-elected to the City Council. Also in 2009, I was voted by the council to the position of Mayor for a one-year term.

Michael and I raised two sons, Corey and Robert. Corey is in the human resources field and lives in Southern California, while Robert is currently serving in the Army and stationed in Baghdad, Iraq. They both spent most of their lives growing up in Bishop and were very involved with Boy Scouts, 4-H, Little League and AYSO soccer.

My personal interests include camping, fishing, ATV riding, photography, gardening and spending time with my grandchildren.