All of my professional experience has been focused on working with adolescents and and their families. In 1985 I began working as a teacher at the middle and high school level in the Seattle area. After earning my Master of Education degree in Guidance and Counseling in 1995, I began a new phase of my career, working as a college counselor in a number of excellent public high schools in the Puget Sound region.

Throughout my career my primary goal has been to help my students make good decisions based on complete and accurate information. As a college counselor I help my students make and implement academic plans that will prepared them to continue their education.
I concentrate on helping my students determine what they are interested in, what their goals are, and what they need to learn and do in order to make their dreams a reality. With this information in hand, the job of finding a college that will fit the student is much easier.

As a professional, I continually work to update my skills and knowledge base by attending professional development conferences and visiting college campuses. I am currently the President of the Pacific Northwest Association for College Admissions Counseling (PNACAC), and a member of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) Affiliate Presidents Council.

I attend both the PNACAC and NACAC annual conferences, as well as other college information sessions. Finally, my work is guided by the principles found in the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice (SPGP). I am also a member of the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA).