• Community College Journalism Professor for over 20 years
• Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities from Sarah Lawrence College
• Master’s Degree in Communications from University of California, Santa Barbara
• President of the South Coast Community Aquatic Center, the non-profit that raised over
   $2 million to build an Olympic-size pool at Dos Pueblos High School
• Member, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Capital Campaign Steering Committee
• Married to Jim Deacon for 26 years
• Parent of Dekker and Kyle, Goleta Valley Junior High and Dos Pueblos High School graduates