BORN: Sacramento, California, October 5, 1952.

EDUCATION: Paralegal Certification (1984), Pacific College of Legal Careers, Sacramento, California; Undergraduate courses at American River College, Sacramento, California; Canada College, Redwood City, California; Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, California.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/ACHIEVEMENTS: Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association, Member (2001 to present), Director (2004, 2005), Secretary (2006), CAPA Secondary Representative (2005, 2006); California Alliance of Paralegal Associations (“CAPA”), Member (2001 to present), Historian (2006), California State Bar Liaison (2006); National Federation of Paralegal Associations (“NFPA”), Member (2001 to present).