Education
• Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX – B.A., Spanish & Ibero-American Studies (1975)
• University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX – M.S.S.W. (1982)
Specialty Certification
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Texas Certification #509601
Past Professional Responsibilities
• Pregnancy and Adoption Social Worker, Hope Cottage, Dallas, TX, 2002 – 2007
• Hospice Medical Social Worker, VITAS Healthcare Corp., Dallas, TX, 1998 – 2002
• Bone Marrow Transplant Unit Social Worker, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 1996 – 1998
• HIV Counselor/Trainer/Partner Notification Specialist, Dallas County Health Department, Dallas, TX, 1988 – 1996
• Counselor, Routh Street Woman’s Clinic, Dallas, TX, 1985 – 1988
• Medical Social Worker, Visiting Nurses Association Hospice, Dallas, TX, 1984 – 1985
• Medical Social Worker, Home Health Services of Dallas, Inc., Dallas, TX, 1982 – 1984
• Counselor, Community Service Agency, Grand Prairie, TX (Graduate Field Practicum), 1981 – 1982
• Medical Social Worker, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX (Graduate Field Practicum), 1981-1982
• Caseworker, Texas Department of Human Services – Aged, Blind and Disabled Program, Dallas, TX, 1976 – 1980