I am originally from Washington state and completed my undergraduate education at the University of Washington in Seattle. I then relocated to Arizona to attend the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. During dental school, I also completed courses to obtain a Certificate of Public Health from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. After graduation, I completed a general practice residency at the Portland VA Medical Center and then transitioned into my practice with Kaiser Permanente — which is where I intend to stay.