She has been an environmental activist since the first Earth Day in 1970. In 2001- 2004 she served as a citizen advocate for the use of green building procedures during the rebuilding of Lake Oswego’s high schools, calling on contacts in the green building field to educate the district staff and school board about high performance building. From 2007 - 2011, she turned her long time interest in green building toward the emerging field of sustainable furnishings. She established Sustainable Interiors, offering education in sustainable materials to design professionals, as well as full service interior design. She served on the Standards Committee of the Sustainable Furnishings Council.