Northwestern University
BS 1967
Northwestern University Medical School
RPT 1967 (physical therapy)
University of Northern Colorado
MA Counseling 1986
Karl Menninger Clinic, Diploma in Marriage and Family Therapy, 1988
Work Experience
Social worker, 1986-88, FRIENDS FOR ALL CHILDREN, international
adoption agency, Denver, CO
Private Practice Marriage and Family Therapist 1988-1993
Co-Founder, THE FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE 1988
President, Board of Directors 1988-2003
International development organization with many projects in
Vietnam and Guatemala. Creating women’s microcredit plus non-
formal education organizations in Vietnam (5000 borrowers 1993-2000) and
Guatemala (1998-2007) continues today to operate with 20,000 families
www.friendshipbridge.org
Co-Founder, STARFISH ONE BY ONE (rebranded today as MAIA IMPACT
President, Board of Directors 2007-2015
Guatemala 6 year program for selected rural Mayan adolescent girls with
scholarships, mentorship and leadership training. 250 high school graduates
www.maiaimpact.org
Co-Founder, Quetzal University Scholarship Program
6 year program for university students in local Guatemala universities,
Combined with scholarships, mentorship, internship and job placement
Currently 44 students in this program.
www.quetzalfund.org
Co-Founder, EVERGREEN ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Board member 2010-2013
Community programs in recycling, environmental education,
two community gardens, community composting, zero waste events
www.easy4u.org
Honors:
2002 received VINCENTIAN CENTER for SPIRITUALITY
AND WORK “Bridge Builders Award”, Denver, CO
2003 OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF THE YEAR, The West Chamber of
Jefferson County Lakewood, CO
2016 EXCELLENCE IN GLOBAL HEALTH, University of Colorado
Center for Global Health, Aurora, CO
Lecturer
Regis University, College of Arts and Sciences, Global Poverty
University of Colorado, School of Engineering
University of Denver-Joseph Korbel Graduate School of International Studies
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