Her former work experiences include employment with the Miami Dade County Public School System as a classroom teacher and Reading Coach and as an adjunct instructor at Miami Dade College and Florida International University. She has conducted Reading MATTERS and CHAT with Parents workshops at public and private schools, churches, Headstart programs, and neighborhood centers throughout the Miami-Dade County area. She and her husband of over 30 years have three adult children, and recently became grandparents. They reside in Miami-Dade County.