is a graduate of Louisiana State University and moved to California after graduation. Her career started at UCSD Medical Center as an inpatient therapist before transitioning to the outpatient department, where she mentored to sit for the hand exam. She became a CHT in 2005. Since that time, she has done teaching at Grossmont Community College in their OTA program and presented at OT conferences on custom orthotic fabrication and conservative management of thumb CMC OA. In 2013, she moved to Los Angeles to work at UCLA and was a member of the Rehab Services Education Committee, coordinating continuing education for her fellow OT’s. Also, during her time in Los Angeles, she joined the non-profit Hand Therapy Society of Greater Los Angeles, serving as their secretary and is currently the president. She moved back to San Diego in 2021 and currently works for Palomar Health in Poway, CA. She has taken the position of president of the San Diego Hand Special Interest Group and formed a new education committee at Palomar Health.
