I started my healthcare career at H.E.R.E., Local 2 in San Francisco as the Director of Research in 1985. She negotiated pension and healthcare benefits for 25,000 hotel and restaurant workers in San Francisco. From 1988 – 2010, I served as the Senior Health Policy Advisor to California School Employees Association (CSEA), I  negotiated healthcare benefits for 220,000 classified school employees, and assisted in analyzing insurance renewals for California public schools and community colleges. I also directed CSEA's single payer campaign for classifed school employees in California. I'm currently self-employed working with nurses and public schoool unions in California. As a volunteer, I served as President to Healthy CA Now!