Education: A.A. Shasta College; B.A. and secondary teaching credential Cal State University Chico; M.A. University of San Francisco; P.A. credential Stanford University.
Employment: Small business owner (The Fireplace Shop, Redding Title Company, Women’s Medical Center), P.A. (Physician Assistant) working for UC Davis/Stanford as a teacher; Women’s Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center ER, St. Elizabeth’s ER: working as a P.A. and Practice Administrator for Shasta Emergency Medical Group.
Service: Plus One Mentors Board, Turtle Bay Board of Regents, Shasta College Foundation BOD and Board of Regents, Women’s Fund member, Cal State Chico President’s Advisory Board, Library Governance and Financing Task Force Committee Chair, President of Redding Area Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Alliance, Women’s Refuge (predecessor of One Safe Place) Auxiliary Board, Bank of America Scholarship Committee, Park Marina Task Force, Elks Club, Rotary Club of Redding (International Committee and Team Captain), Sons of Italy, AAUW member, League of Women Voters member, YMCA (BOD & Executive Board), Trustee Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District, Help Line Inc. Board, American Cancer League, Shasta Library Foundation Board, American Heart Association Board, CSUC Redding Advisory Board, Affordable Housing Lowe’s Funds Committee, New Library Now! Board, Methamphetamine Task Force Board, Kids’ Kingdom “Project Playground” Public Relations Chair, Library Review Committee, Friends of the Redding Trails Founder, Library Citizen’s Advisory Committee,
Public Service: Two Terms as Redding City Councilmember and Mayor .
