She was the first female president of King County's United Way, the first woman to chair the national United Way’s executive committee where she served most notably with IBM's CEO, John Opel, and the first woman on the First Interstate Bank of Washington's board of directors.
Ia merupakan presiden wanita pertama United Way King County, wanita pertama yang mengetuai komite eksekutif United Way tempat ia bekerja bersama CEO IBM, John Opel, serta wanita pertama di dewan direktur First Interstate Bank of Washington.