She practiced as an elder law attorney in legal services for many years, most recently at the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. For the past 20 years she has advocated in state government and at Beacon Hill to improve access to human and health care services. She served as the Director of Public Policy at the Alzheimer’s Association in Massachusetts from 1985 to 1990 and has been a member of numerous task forces and committees at the state and federal level dealing with health and elder policy issues. She is the recipient of numerous advocacy awards.