Graduate, Harbor Junior College, 1968; Bachelor of science in nursing magna cum laude, California State University, Long Beach, 1972; Master of Science summa cum laude, Loma Linda U., 1977; certified nurse midwife, Frontier School Midwifery, 1994.
Staff nurse labor and delivery, San Pedro (California) Peninsula Hospital, 1968-1969; staff nurse labor and delivery, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California, 1969-1975; perinatal clinician labor and delivery, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California, 1975-1977; clinical nurse III, University of California Medical Center, Irvine, 1976-1978; perinatal clinical specialist, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, 1977-1979; float pool II pediatrics intensive care unit, special care unit, Children's Hospital of Orange County, 1980-1982; assistant coordinator perinatal outreach, Memorial Medical Center, 1982-1984; manager labor and delivery/fetal diagnostic & prenatal classes, Memorial Medical Center, 1984-1986; clinical specialist, Memorial Medical Center, 1986-1988; clinical specialist, Saddleback Hospital/MHS, 1988-1993; assistant clinical professor department obstetrics-gynecology., University of California, Irvine, since 1994. Maternal child nursing consultant and educator, since 1979. Consultant perinatal regionalization unit department health services State of California.
Member ad hoc committee Perinatal Regionalization Committee, Orange, 1978-1981, American Red Cross, Orange County. Member, professional advising committee March of Dimes, Orange County. Member NAACOG (certified, charter, legislation chair Orange chapter, inpatient ob test committee, Radio Network Controller high risk test committee), ANA (certified), California Perinatal Association (board directors 1979-1980), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Theta Tau.
