City of South Lake Tahoe City Council Councilmember Cristi Creegan

A South Lake Tahoe resident for more than two decades, Cristi Creegan is actively involved in the community, serving on the Live Violence Free board since 2010. She formerly volunteeered with the South Tahoe Middle School Parent Teacher Association, the Tahoe Parents Nursery School and the Tahoe Valley Elementary PTA. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and law degree from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore. On Dec. 13, 2022, she was tapped to serve a one-year term as mayor.

First elected: Nov. 6, 2020

Day job: Creegan manages Creegan Builders and co-owns Cowork Tahoe.

Notable quote: In a joint campaign statement with John Friedrich, Creegan said they want to “move our community past division, negativity, misinformation and finger pointing, and toward common ground solutions on critical issues. We’re all in this together.”

Committee and board assignments: California Tahoe Emergency Services Operations Authority, City Selection Committee, South Lake Tahoe Basin Waste Management Authority, South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce