My husband and I moved our young family to  Hillsborough  in 1996.  Our two children graduated from West and Crocker Schools. Over the years, I have been active in community service locally at our Hillsborough Schools Foundation, volunteer at West School, served as a member of the West School Disaster Preparedness Team,  and served on the Board of Directors of San Mateo High School Foundation.

I am a practicing Internal Medicine Physician in San Mateo County since 1989, and  Board Certified as a Diplomate from the American Board of  Internal Medicine. I now serve as an Independent Medical Evaluator, consulting on complex medical cases. Previously, I was a Staff Physician in Internal Medicine at One Medical Group in Burlingame, and before that I was a Physician Advisor Consultant for Medicare Compliance. I have served on numerous boards of directors in the medical field, including the California Medical Association.

I graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and received a B.A. degree in Biochemistry from Skidmore College. While I was in medical school, I  worked with the CDC in Sierra Leone, combating an epidemic of “Lassa Virus”, and I have remained a field supporter of “Doctors Without Borders” since graduating from medical school.

I have been active in community service.  I serve as a volunteer physician at the Samaritan House Free Clinic and serve on the Samaritan House Board of Directors.  I have also served on the Board of Directors for San Francisco Village, helping older San Franciscans continue to live lives of purpose and meaning, as they age in their homes. 

I believe my medical expertise will help the town develop a best practice response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and to advise residents on concerns that arise from this health crisis. I am also informed on other urgent issues facing the town of Hillsborough, and I intend to work with residents and local leaders to address these issues.

My political philosophy centers around working with neighbors and residents to set out the agenda that addresses the need of the town of Hillsborough. I strongly believe that the best solutions for unresolved issues are found within the community, and it informs the local leaders of the town. I believe in diversity of opinions and perspectives, and I will explore more opportunities for our residents to be heard and listened to and will seek feedback on recommendations. I realize the challenges of the Pandemic has created a sense of isolation in all our lives, and we must continue to look for creative ways to hear and to listen to everyone. 

There are several urgent issues facing our town, such as cell tower infrastructure, sewer and storm drainage infrastructure, supporting our schools during the pandemic, enhancing our efforts on wildfire abatement, taking local measures to protect our environment to mitigate greenhouse gas emission, while at the same time delivering a balanced and sustainable budget.  The urgency of these issues requires our community to work together and implement solutions that will improve the lives of all residents in Hillsborough.

Christine Krolik and her husband, Jeff, are 25-year residents of Hillsborough.  Their sons went to North and Crocker Schools. As a volunteer for the Hillsborough Schools, Christine was Chair of the Scrip Committee, Co-chair of Hillsborough Concours (now HSF Events) and Co-chair of the 2002 Hillsborough School District Bond Campaign.  She was named Citizen of the Year in 2009.

Christine previously served on the Town Council from 2004-2012 and was Mayor from 2008-2010.  As Mayor, she helped plan and oversee the Hillsborough Centennial celebration, and the annual Memorial Day Parade. While on the Council, Christine served as Communications Commissioner and Public Works Commissioner, on the Hillsborough Recreation Board and was liaison to the Hillsborough Beautification Foundation. She began Hillsborough Neighborhood Network (HNN) to promote disaster preparedness and community cohesiveness.

Countywide, Christine was Chair of the San Mateo County Council of Cities, was on the San Mateo Emergency Services Council and the SFO Community Roundtable.

As a community volunteer, Christine served on the Shelter Network/LifeMoves Board of Directors (Chair 2012 - 2014). She was on the Hillbarn Theatre Board (Chair 2009-2012) and received the BRAVO Award in 2013.  She is currently on the LifeMoves Principal Gifts Committee and the Hillbarn Theatre Emeritus Committee.

Professionally, Christine’s background was in theatre, where she worked as actor, director and teacher. From 2004 – 2009 she worked as Finance Director for State Senator/Congresswoman Jackie Speier.

In 2012, Christine made the decision to not run for another term on the Council in order to spend more time with her family. In the ensuing eight years, she has remained engaged with town issues and feels that her experience can once again be useful to the town and its residents.

I believe in the service part of public service.

I served on the Hillsborough City Council from 2004 – 2012 and as Mayor from 2008 – 2010. My tenure was characterized by annually balanced budgets, even during the difficult economic period that began in 2008. I introduced a number of initiatives designed to bring us together as a community, including: 2010 Centennial events, Hillsborough Memorial Day Parade and Hillsborough Neighborhood Network.

I served for eight years on the Board of Directors of Shelter Network/LifeMoves (two years as Chair) and nine years on the Board of Hillbarn Theatre (three years as Chair). I am currently on the Board of the Hillsborough Concours Foundation. Additionally, I was an active volunteer in the Hillsborough Schools, holding a number of leadership positions while our two children attended North and Crocker Schools.

I have continued to stay engaged in Town issues and events, and believe I can bring useful experience to our current challenges, such as cell tower issues, wildfire prevention and delivering first class service under budgetary constraints. My priority will always be ensuring that Town Hall is a place where all residents feel welcome and heard. I can personally be contacted anytime at kroliks@aol.com.

I would be honored to have your vote.

I have lived in the SF Bay area more or less since 1976 since graduating from the University of Arizona with an MS in Management Information Systems (one of only five universities at that time offering graduate degrees in Computer Science).  I then spent almost ten years in Marin & San Francisco, before settling down in Hillsborough “for the schools & quiet”. I have also lived & worked in Washington (D.C.), Boston, New York City, & Sydney (Australia).  As the son of a career USAF sergeant, I spent 2-5 years each in England & the Philippines during my early school years.

Having participated in city council meetings for 15+ years, I bring my history of successful business leadership to address fundamental challenges facing our town.  I have global experience in diplomatically engaging diverse stakeholders to solve complex problems to everyone's mutual benefit.  These skills I acquired during my 40+ year business career, where I helped start several software companies that spawned the $750B software industry – including executive roles in both start-ups & very large-scale technology firms.

All three of my daughters benefited from West & Crocker schools, while I’ve been active with Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Hillsborough Neighborhood Network (HNN), SFORUNWAYNOISE, Hillsborough Citizens Alliance (HCA), NO-MO-GAS-BLO, & other community programs. I am described as active high tech executive with 2,500+ Twitter followers; 7,500+ LinkedIn 1st degree followers; & in my spare time, I am a key Google field reviewer (50,000+ hits).

My most recent start-up endeavor was as the founder and chief research officer (CRO) for The MDM Institute.   As CRO, I became a noted speaker and author on Global 5000 enterprise IT issues and is the most quoted industry analyst on the topics of master data management (MDM), reference data management (RDM), customer data integration (CDI), and data governance. 

My annual client conference (MDM & Data Governance Summit) drew 300-1,200 attendees depending upon the geography and was the world’s largest event dedicated to Master Data Management during 2005-2020 (upwards of 5,000+ paying attendees per year).  Starting in San Francisco and New York City, it grew from its second year to add London, Madrid, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.

In my capacity as the world’s most noted authority on MDM, RDM, CDI and data governance, I was engaged to advise solution providers such as Accenture, Alliance, Acxiom, BearingPoint, Cognizant, Deloitte, DWL, EDS, Experian, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Informatica, Infosys, Initiate Systems, Journeé, KPMG, Microsoft, Omikron, Oracle, Orchestra Networks, PeopleSoft, Platon, Profisee, Progress Software, PwC, Reltio, SAP, SAS, Semarchy, Siebel Systems, Siperian, Tata Consulting Services, Teradata, Texas Instruments, TIBCO and Wipro on MDM customer requirements and product planning. 

Concurrently I consulted to very large companies such as: Allergan, American Express, Barclays, BCD Travel, Bell Canada, BMO, Caterpillar, Cisco, Citi, COUNTRY Financials, Educational Testing Svcs (ETS), EMC, Fidelity, GateGourmet, GE Healthcare, Highmark Vision, Honeywell, Information Handling Services (IHS), Intuit, Lloyds TSB, Loblaw, MassMutual, Mayo Clinic , McKesson, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), Medtronic, Microsoft, Motorola, National Australia Bank, Nationwide Insurance, NetApp, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Novartis, PC Connection, , Pearson, Polycom, Pratt & Whitney  Canada, Qwest, Ralph Lauren, Roche Labs , Rogers Communications, S&P Global, Scholastic, Schwab, Stryker, SunTrust, Sutter Health, T. Rowe Price, Telkom South Africa, TNT Express, UCB Pharma, UK Home Office, Visa Europe, W.W. Grainger, Washington Mutual , Westpac, Weyerhaeuser, Woolworths Australia and many other Global 5000 size enterprises to develop their MDM investment plans/architectures and related business strategies including e-commerce, digital transformation and Know Your Customer (KYC) initiatives.

Prior to founding the MDM Institute, I was the conference chairman for world’s largest and most successful data warehouse conference as well as co-chairman for the world’s largest customer relationship management (CRM) conference. 

In my 40+ year business career, I also held line and strategic management roles in leading vendor and user organizations, including executive and managerial positions at Cincom Systems, Ingres Corp. (a.k.a. Relational Technology, Inc.), META Group, Software AG of North America, and Wang. 

I received my M.S. in Management Information Systems from University of Arizona in 1976 and completed a modest amount of work towards my doctoral degree before the “call of Silicon Valley” captivated me and I moved to San Francisco in 1977.  This was concurrent with my secondary career as a rock musician and recording artist recruited to the Bay Area by the Bill Graham Organization to record at the Record Plant in Sausalito.

As a 30+ year resident with a proven community advocate record, I will ensure Hillsborough fully benefits from 21st century processes by focusing on issues fundamental to the quality of life we enjoy while championing the need to improve upon the status quo.

Having participated in city council meetings for 15+ years, I bring my history of successful business leadership to address fundamental challenges facing our town.

I have global experience in diplomatically engaging diverse stakeholders to solve complex problems to everyone's mutual benefit.  These skills I acquired during my 40+ year business career, where I helped start several software companies that spawned the $750B software industry – including executive roles in both start-ups & very large-scale technology firms.

My stewardship of residents’ trust will focus on citizen input, public transparency & good governance with a focus on fixing “quality of life” issues.

Rather than serve on boards, I have focused on driving results that directly impact our community – including wildfire preparedness, cellphone towers, emergency communications, home/auto burglary prevention & transparency/good governance.