In 1976 I became a part of the UCLA Community when my parents purchased their first Bruin Basketball season tickets.  They brought me to games and I experienced at a very young age what being a Bruin is all about.  I learned the 8-clap before I learned my multiplication tables!  Now 36 years later my parents still have those tickets, and I have been lucky enough to have found a career at the best university in the world.

I have worked at UCLA for over five years, the first four and a half as the Assistant to the Dean in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies.  I currently work as the Assistant to the Vice Dean for Faculty in the David Geffen School of Medicine.  By becoming the first Staff Assembly President elected from the Health Systems side, I wish to try to bridge the gap between Health Systems and Campus.

My work responsibilities are dependent on having stellar organizational skills, and daily interaction and favorable relationships with faculty, staff, and students.  I have participated in the Professional Development Program and was part of the inaugural group of the Bruin Health Improvement Program, both of which dramatically changed my life.  I also served as the 2010-11 Vice President for Special Projects for Staff Assembly.  Through these programs, I have come to realize how important involvement, community, and culture are within our university.

I serve my community by volunteering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, mentoring a homeless child, and participating in and raising funds for breast cancer walks with the hopes of eradicating the disease once and for all.

As President-Elect, my goals are to:

• Listen to staff, implement their changes, be their voice
• Promote staff involvement in both the Health System and on Campus
• Bring staff issues to the forefront
• Advocate for staff to the Chancellor, UCOP, and the State of California
• Increase the Health Systems staff involvement with Staff Assembly
• Create fundraising activities for Staff Assembly that will directly benefit staff
• Increase the Staff Assembly social media following

I would be honored to serve as Staff Assembly President-Elect for 2012-13.