She is the current Vice-Chair of the Oregon State Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee and has been a member of Oregon's Evidence Based Prescribing Review Committees since 2002. She holds elected positions on the Board of Directors for ARNP United and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and is a Fellow in the Academy of Nursing and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. A first generation student, she enjoys mentoring pharmacy and nursing students and residents. She has over 20 years experience clinically serving patients with limited access to care, and currently works in a Medicaid-based family practice clinic in Vancouver, WA.