What are some of your proudest recent achievements?

Earlier this year, I was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to the Fast Food Council. This is a new entity whose role is to develop fast-food industry standards statewide. I'm proud to be able to be a voice for the industry in this position and help to effect change through compromise. The most important goal here is to keep fast food affordable. My hope is to reach consensus on the council as a representative of franchisors and franchisees, and to ultimately produce better legislation.