Professional Affiliations

• Rotary International- Anacortes WA Rotary Club
• American Society for Training and Development
• Organizational Development Network, National and Regional Chapters
• Anacortes Chamber of Commerce
• Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Skagit Society for Human Resource Management

Community Boards and Volunteer Service

• Board of Directors for several non profit organizations: Foodlink, a community food bank; Family Services of Tulare County; Chamber of Commerce; Sequoia Kings National Park Foundation (Sequoia Fund) and Habitat for Humanity.
• Volunteer on City Citizen Committees: Waterways and Trails, Bicycle Plan for City of Visalia and County of Tulare
• Active in promoting alternative transportation and promoting ways to reduce air pollution
• Managing a Traditional Dixieland Jazz Band

Awards and Recognition

• Woman of the Year 2005 for the City of Visalia, California awarded by the Visalia Chamber of Commerce
• Rotary International Group Study Exchange Leader to Germany in 1997
• Woman of Achievement Award, Business and Professional Women, 1997
• Community Service Award, Proteus, 1994
• Women of Distinction and Women Helping Women Award from Soroptomists International