EDUCATION

3/09: Graduate, Masters in Governance, California School Boards Association

2/08: Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)

5/05: Graduate, San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Training

6/96: Graduate, Women's Council of Realtors Sales and Marketing Success Course

4/94: Graduate, Coldwell Banker New Agent Sales Success

2/92: Graduate, Anthony's School of Real Estate

5/85: Graduate, NCR Sales Training Program

7/84: Graduate, Pacific Bell Phone Sales Training Program

5/82: B.A. in Humanities, California State University, Sacramento, CA

6/76: High School Diploma, Del Campo High School, Carmichael, CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

3/94 to present: Realtor, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, San Carlos, CA

5/91 to 10/93: Regional Sales Manager, Quintus Computer Software Co., Palo Alto, CA

10/88 to 5/91: Sales Representative, Hunter Systems Software Co., Santa Clara, CA

5/83 to 10/88: Sales Representative, NCR Corp., San Francisco, CA

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AWARDS

1994-2009: Top Producer Awards (International President’s Elite, International President’s Circle, International Diamond Society and International Sterling Society), Coldwell Banker

6/06: Community Spirit Award, San Carlos Educational Foundation

6/05: Citizen of the Year, San Carlos Chamber of Commerce

6/03: PTA Honorary Service Award, San Carlos PTA Coordinating Council

9/02: “Women Making a Mark” Business and Civic Leader Award, San Jose Magazine

5/01: President’s Cup Award for Outstanding Volunteerism, Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula

MEMBERSHIP

2/02 to present: San Carlos Chamber of Commerce, San Carlos, CA

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

4/09 to present: Founder, The Abigail Project, an advocacy group for foster youth

7/07 to present: Founder and leader, Coldwell Banker Northern California Realtor Networking Group, San Carlos, CA

5/07 to present: Delegate, California School Boards’ Association Delegate Assembly, Sacramento, CA

9/06 to present: Director, San Mateo County School Boards’ Association Executive Board of Directors, San Mateo, CA

1/06 to present: Co-Chair, San Mateo County Kent Awards

12/05 to present: Trustee, San Carlos School District Board of Education, San Carlos, CA

9/02 to 6/05: Member, Co-President and President of the San Carlos Educational Foundation Board of Directors, San Carlos, CA

9/01-5/02: Commissioner, San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women, Redwood City, CA

8/98 to present: Founder, Chair and Member, Rosalie Rendu Center Advisory Board, East Palo Alto, CA

9/90 to 6/01: Member and Director of the Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula, Palo Alto, CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

4/01 to present: Sales Associate at Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, San Carlos, CA

8/99 to 4/01: Senior Editor at eWEEK (formerly PC Week) Magazine, San Francisco, CA

7/95 to 7/99: Editor/Senior Editor at Dataquest of Gartner Group Inc., San Jose, CA

3/93 to 7/95: Associate Editor/Senior Editor at the Independent Newspaper Group, Burlingame, CA

5/91 to 3/93: Correspondent, Peninsula Times Tribune, Palo Alto, CA

8/89 to 3/93: Reporter/Photographer/Editor, Peninsula Community Newspaper Group, Burlingame, CA

3/88 to 8/89: Associate, Miller Communications and Copithorne & Bellows Public Relations.

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

2001-2009: Top Producer Awards (International President’s Elite, International President’s Circle, International Diamond Society, Coldwell Banker

7/05 to present: Vice President, San Carlos Lions Club

7/04-6/05: Lion of the Year, San Carlos Lions Club

11/98: Gartner Group Inc. Exceeding Expectations Team Award

5/93: Peninsula Press Club, First Prize—Column/Editorial, San Carlos-Belmont Enquirer-Bulletin

MEMBERSHIP

11/03 to present: San Carlos Lions Club, San Carlos, CA

8/02 to present: San Carlos Chamber of Commerce, San Carlos, CA

1/96 to 1/99: Communiquestors Club of Toastmasters International, San Jose, CA

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIESM

Spring ’09: Assistant Coach of the Mariners, a San Carlos Little League U6 Boys team

Fall ‘07: Head coach of the Purple Blobs, a San Carlos AYSO U10 Boys team

Fall ‘06: Head coach of the Green Goblins, a San Carlos AYSO U8 Boys team

Winter ‘06: Assistant coach of the White Storm, a San Carlos AYSO U12 Boys team

Fall ‘05: Assistant coach of the Dark Side, a San Carlos AYSO U12 Boys team

Fall ‘04: Assistant coach of the Blue Angels, a San Carlos AYSO U12 Boys team

Fall ‘03: Publicity writer for the Thunder, a San Carlos AYSO U10 Boys team

9/01 to 3/03: English Teacher, Rosalie Rendu Center, East Palo Alto, CA

Fall ‘99: Head coach of the T-Rexes, a San Carlos AYSO U6 team

EDUCATION

12/87: M.S. in Mass Communications, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

8/84: B.A. in History, University of California, Berkeley, CA

5/80: High School Diploma, Serra High School, San Mateo, CA