Kerri was elected to the Folsom City Council in November, 1998, and served as vice mayor in 2002 and 2006.

Kerri and her husband Frank Buckley moved to Folsom in 1985. During her 20 years in Folsom, she has been involved in a number of civic and community activities. In addition to serving on the Planning Commission from 1994 through 1998, Kerri is active in the Folsom Chamber of Commerce and Folsom Rotary Annes. She is currently serving as the City Council representative to the Folsom Library Foundation, the Sacramento Groundwater Authority and the Sacramento Placerville Transportation Corridor Joint Powers Authority (http://www.sptc-jpa.org/). She is chair of the Folsom-Sacramento-El Dorado County Rail JPA and a member of the Sacramento Regional Sanitation District Board and the Folsom Lake College Foundation Board.

In addition to her City Council activities, Kerri is also president of Atlantic Consultants, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in Civil and Corrosion Engineering consulting, located in Folsom. With a BS degree in Civil Engineering, and Professional Engineering Licenses in both Civil and Corrosion Engineering, she brings both her business and technical backgrounds to the City Council.

Kerri is also active in the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, the American Water Works Association and currently serves as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee to the Office of Pipeline Safety for transportation of hazardous liquids in pipelines. She has authored numerous technical papers on corrosion and corrosion control for pipelines, reinforced concrete bridges, and water and wastewater plant facilities.

Raised in the Boston area, Kerri moved to the Sacramento in 1980, after graduating from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Shortly after moving to Folsom, Kerri and Frank began hosting foreign exchange students. To date, the students have come from England, Brazil, Spain, South Africa, Ghana, Germany and Holland.

Kerri’s reasons for running for the City Council include maintaining our quality of life and Folsom’s small town charm, balancing growth between business and residential development, and ensuring that the residents of Folsom are well represented in local government. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or ideas, please feel free to contact Kerri at 983-0675 or by e-mail at corrprincess@ardennet.com.