ACADEMIC:
B.S. Community Health, University of Oregon
M.S. Community Service and Public Affairs, University of Oregon
Major: Public Health Planning and Administration
PROFESSIONAL:
Health Plan of America HMO, Emeryville, California
California Catholic Hospitals
Director of Provider Relations
Director of Marketing
RIDES for Bay Area Commuters, San Francisco, California
Director of Marketing
Director, Alameda Menopause Support Group
Organized, sponsored, and promoted Health Education Workshops
JOURNALISM:
Feature Articles, Cover Stories & Essays - San Francisco Chronicle, Newsweek My Turn Online, Oakland Magazine, Alameda Magazine, Bay Area BusinessWoman, The Music Scene, Alameda Sun Newspaper, etc.
Published Interviews Include: Louann Brizendine M.D., best selling author The Female Brain; Linda Ojeda Ph.D., author Menopause Without Medicine; Jeanie Linders, creator "Menopause the Musical"; Stacy Malkan, author, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry; Beth Waitkus, Director Insight Garden Project at San Quentin Prison, and others.
In Good Health Column - The (East Bay) Monthly
Monthly Healthwise Living Column - Alameda Sun Newspaper
AWARDS:
California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowship
Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California
PERSONAL:
Busy Mom - School and Community Volunteer