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Biographical Highlights

   
2005 - present Trustee, Irvine Unified School Board
2004 - Present Exponent, Inc., Scientist and Safety Researcher
2003 - 2005 Secretary, Irvine Public Schools Foundation Board
2001 - 2003 McKinsey & Company, Business Consultant
1996 - 2001 UCI Professor in Dept. of Cognitive Sciences
1995 MIT, Ph.D. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
1990 Vassar College, B.A. in Cognitive Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa
1977 Moved to New York City, NY and began High School
1966 Spent early childhood in Guyana, South America
1964 Born in London, England

Some articles with a biographical focus

New board member goal is fiscal strength, "Irvine World News" 2004

African American I most admire, "OC Register" 2005

How I got started in science, "Vassar Views" 2006

Academy of Science article about my struggle with severe asthma

My PhD Thesis in Child Development