She had a lengthy and varied career working in education, research, clinical practice and administration. She has extensive expertise in geriatric practice and served as the Director of Resident Care at the Louis Brier 1998-2001. The last 14 years of her career were as Associate Director of Hepatitis Services at the BC Centre of Disease Control where she was responsible for developing provincial education, research and clinical programs to combat viral hepatitis. Her research, publications and education programs led to national and international collaborative work with other experts in the field.