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I was born and raised in western Massachusetts. Inspired by a great high school chemistry teacher, I decided to attend Smith College as an undergraduate to major in chemistry. I continued directly into graduate school at Princeton University where I earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry under the guidance of Professor Warren S. Warren researching the use of laser light to control chemical processes. I then moved to the west coast to join the research group of Professor Hanna Reisler at the University of Southern California where I spent a year as a postdoctoral researcher. Through my work as a teaching assistant and tutor while in graduate school, I developed a love of teaching and decided to pursue a teaching career.
I joined the faculty at Santa Monica College in 1991 where I taught chemistry full time from 1991-1998. In 1998, I moved into an administrative position at the college working in the Information Technology Department. From 1998-2003, I was integrally involved in the development of technology-based instructional tools for SMC faculty and students.
In January of 2004, I decided to return to teaching and am presently a full time member of the Department of Physical Sciences. I became the chair of the department in July of 2007 and am still serving in that capacity.