She trained at Harbor-UCLA Women�s Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program, holds a Bachelor's Degree (History) from UCI and a Masters Degree (Legislative Affairs) from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She's a lawyer, currently Teachers Ass'n of LB General Counsel, following positions with health care organizations including Kaiser Permanente, Blue Shield of California and LB's St. Mary Medical Center...and also served on LB's Board of Health for nine years.