Our Genetic Counselors

Education & Experience

I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of California, Davis. Initially, I planned on becoming a pediatrician. I spent time volunteering at a student-run free clinic, at a birthing center for teen mothers and at a school-based therapy unit for children with developmental disabilities. I spent much of my time doing health education and patient advocacy, and I realized that genetic counseling would allow me to combine all of my interests in a more family-centered way.

I received my Master of Science in genetic counseling from the University of California, Berkeley in 2000 and spent several years in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I practiced prenatal, pediatric and adult genetic counseling. I worked with families involved in enzyme replacement trials, and co-coordinated the multi-disciplinary Skeletal Dysplasia Clinic -- a joint venture between Children’s Hospital in Oakland and Kaiser Permanente Northern California.

I became board-certified through the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) in 2002, and hold a license in genetic counseling from the California Department of Public Health’s Genetic Disease Screening Program. I am a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC).  I enjoy being involved in policy creation and am a member of our Regional Genetics Standardization Committee and Non-Invasive Testing Committee.

I joined the Department of Genetics at Kaiser Permanente Southern California as a genetic counselor in 2004, and have been the genetic counseling supervisor for our Orange County area since 2008. I feel so fortunate to work at Kaiser Permanente, where our integrated systems ensure that all our members have easy access to specialty services and testing when they need it.