She is a Part-Time Professor at University of San Francisco’s School Counseling Program and has been an educator for over 30 years. Nancy continues to serve as a school-based consultant specializing in services for “high risk” youth. Nancy's world was turned upside down when her older brother died of a drug overdose. As a bereaved sibling, Nancy faced little support after her loss and found purpose and meaning again through devoting her life to helping others who have faced adversity. In being of service to others, Nancy has found resiliency, healing, and peace.