B.A., Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz., 1993.
M.A., Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz., 2001.

The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Ariz., senior communication specialist, 1999-2000; Banner Health, Phoenix, Ariz., public relations representative, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, 1993-1999; public relations director, Banner Home Care and Hospice, 2000-2005; public relations director, Banner Mesa Medical Center, 2000-2005; public relations director, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, 2005-2007; area director, Public Relations, 2007-2016; senior director, Public Relations, 2016-2018.

Joined Mayo Clinic in Arizona, 2018; Public Affairs, senior administrator, 2018-2019; division chair, 2019-2022; vice chair, Communications, Client Partnerships and Arizona, 2022-present.