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Education
International Leadership Association, Leadership Education Academy 2021
Anti-Defamation League, Glass Leadership Institute 2020
San Diego County District Attorney, Citizens’ Academy 2016
National Association of Legal Assistants, Advanced Certified Paralegal e-Discovery 2016
National Association of Legal Assistants, LEAP Leadership Training Program 2013
JAMS Certification in Alternative Dispute Resolution 2012
National Association of Legal Assistants, Advanced Certified Paralegal Trial Practice 2010
National Association of Legal Assistants, Advanced Certified Paralegal Discovery 2009
National Association of Legal Assistants, Certified Paralegal 2006
Human Resource Management Certificate, University of California, San Diego 2006
Paralegal Certificate, University of California, San Diego 2004
B.A., Bachelor of Arts, Human Development, California State University, Long Beach (Dean’s Honor List) 1999

Experience
Adjunct Faculty, University of San Diego School of Law, Paralegal Studies Program, San Diego, CA 2018 to present
Senior Paralegal/Business Development Director, Butterfield Schechter LLP, San Diego, CA 2016 to present
Senior Paralegal/Office Administrator, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP (formerly Leventhal Law), San Diego, CA 2014 to 2016
Adjunct Professor, ITT Technical Institute, A.A. Paralegal Studies Program, San Diego, CA 2010 to 2012
Senior Paralegal/Business Development Director, Butterfield Schechter LLP, San Diego, CA 2003 to 2014
Administrator, Rancho Peñasquitos Adult Residential Facility, San Diego, CA 1998 to 2015

Practice Areas
Business Litigation
Change Management
ERISA Litigation & Compliance
Business and Leadership Development
Employee Benefits:
Stock Option Plans
Employee Stock Ownership Plans
401(k) Plans/Profit Sharing Plans
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans
Defined Benefit Plans
Internal Revenue Service
Department of Labor
Board of Equalization
Franchise Tax Board Audits