She received her RN (1979) and BSN, PHN (1980) from Mount Saint Mary’s College in Los Angeles, CA. and her FNP (1985) along with her MSN and Health Teaching/School Services Credential (1986) from California State University Long Beach. She is Board Certified Nationally as a Family Nurse Practitioner by both the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).