She is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., a board member of the California Collegiate Media Association and the founder of the Center for Campus Investigations, a Web site and clearinghouse for college students interested in doing investigative reporting at their student or community newspapers. She jumped into her professional journalism career as an assistant editor for The Multinational Monitor, a non-profit magazine founded by Ralph Nader. Before joining the faculty at Humboldt State, she was an assistant managing editor for financial magazine The Deal and a senior writer for the online financial newsite TheStreet.com.