Education:
MA, Guidance and Counseling, Washington University
BS, Mathematics, MacMurray College.

Professional Experience:
Counselor
Real Estate Broker
Owner/Founder, Small Business
Financial Analyst, Stanford University
Teacher.

Political Experience:
Senator, California State Senate, 2005-present
Assemblymember, California State Assembly, 1997-2002
Member, Cupertino Union School District Board of Education, 1983-1991
Board President, Cupertino Union School District, 1986, 1990.

Organizations:
Advisory Board Member, Model Legislature/Model Court, California Young Men's Christian Association
Advisory Council, Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley
Former Chair, Council of State Governments West
Advisory Board Member, ED4Youth
Advisory Board Member, Iranian Federated Women's Club
Advisory Board Member, Japanese-Americans Citizens League
Sustainer/Member of the Advisory Board, Junior League of San Jose
Member, La Raza Roundtable
Member, Advisory Board, Leadership Sunnyvale
Board Member, Modern Greek Studies Foundation
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Board Member, O’Connor Hospital Community Advocacy Council
Member, Board of Directors, OUTREACH
President, Parent-Teacher Association
Member, Advisory Board, Resource Area For Teachers
Member, Advisory Council, Santa Clara County Council on Aging
Member, Board of Directors, Santa Clara County Land Trust
Member, Sierra Club
Former Member, Board of Directors, Trinity Children and Family Services
Advisory Board Member, Young Women’s Christian Association of Santa Clara Valley.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, California Domestic Violence Program Advisory Council
Member, California Postsecondary Education Commission
Member, Commission on the Status of Women
Member, Member, Council of State Governments Governing Board
Member, Council of State Governments Governing Board
Member, Legislative Women’s Caucus
Member, San Francisco Bay Area Conservation and Development Commission
Member, Seismic Safety Commission.

Committees:
Appropriations, Member
Budget and Fiscal Review, Member
Education, Member
Health, Chair
Revenue and Taxation, Member
Subcommittee on Aging and Long-Term Care, Chair
Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Member