Background

• Registered nurse

• Previous owner of OAKS Nurses Registry, with 200 employees

• Founder and Director of United Children's Network, an organization aimed at motivating youth to lead healthy and productive lives

• Involved in community groups responding to homelessness, crime, mental illness, and other issues

• Bachelor of Science, Political Science, San Francisco State University

• Worked and studied in a model United Nations program

• Community college teaching credential in Political Science