She is a graduate of Goucher College and Cornell Law School, and has a Master’s Degree from the University of Rochester. She is recipient of the 2015 Nathaniel Award and the 2016 Rochester Area Community Foundation’s Joe U. Posner Founder’s Award. She has served on the Conservancy Board for several years, and is its Secretary. She lives in the Highland Park neighborhood, and has known and loved the Park since she was a child. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Cracker Box Palace at historic Alasa Farms, and of the Sojourner Development Corporation and Monica Housing, LLC. She has served on the Board of Directors of Sojourner Hall of Women, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, and the Rochester Area Community Foundation.