- Occupation: School Volunteer/Attorney
 - U.C. Berkeley, A.B. degree, Sociology major;  U.C. Irvine, Paralegal Certificate
 - Law degree, Juris Doctorate, Western State Univ., Fullerton
 - Educator - Substitute teacher in almost all AUSD schools, including English Language Learners & Special Needs
 - Committed Volunteer - Alameda PTA Council Pres. 2006-08; volunteer where there is need, not just my children's schools
 - Save Our Music; Kids Chalk Art Project ; Garden Grants; Alameda County Youth Planning Panel
 - My four children attended AUSD (Woodstock Child Development Center, Head Start, Otis, Earhart, Lincoln, Alameda High & ACLC); 2 youngest now at AHS
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Quality education for all AUSD students (class-size reduction,AP classes,World Languages,Intervention, art, music, sports), with Fiscal Responsibility
 - Increase educational funding to AUSD (aggressively lobby Sacramento and apply for grants)
 - Encourage community input in AUSD decisions, improve transparency, remove barriers
  
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