She holds both a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Information Studies from the University California, Los Angeles. Earlier in her career, she was a law librarian at several law firms and the United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit Library. She has served on a number of ALISE committees including, convener of the Special Interest Group for Multicultural, Ethnic and Humanistic Concerns, the Diversity Statement Task Force and the Nominating Committee. In her current research she focuses on legal information seeking behavior and multicultural library and information services. Her book on the life and legacy of E.J. Josey is scheduled for publication in 2014.