Monterey Peninsula College

Salinas, California Area United States

Education

I am an attorney and a teacher. Upon earning my JD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School in 1995, I practiced civil litigation for three years, then began my career as a prosecutor, handling criminal cases. I worked as an Assistant District Attorney for the next 15 years. While I enjoyed criminal prosecution, I also enjoyed teaching, and I began to teach as an adjunct instructor at Nicolet College, in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. In 2013, I moved into teaching full time, as I took the position of Chair of the Administration of Justice Department and began teaching an array of criminal justice courses at Monterey Peninsula College.