Professional Interests:

• Prevention for people who are living with HIV
• Safer sex education to prevent HIV, STIs and unwanted pregnancy
• Health communication -- television & video
• Using humor to enhance educational messages
• Personality Types -- trainer using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Personal Interests:

• The creative arts: poetry, singing, dancing and comedy
• Animals

Education:

• College:
  Ithaca College, New York
  B.S. in Community Health Education
  Magna Cum Laude

• Graduate School:
  University of California, Los Angeles
  M.P.H., Behavioral Science & Health Education

• National Philanthropy Professional Award
• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Award
• Excellence in News & Certificate of Commendation; "Health Rap" radio program at UCLA