I live in Thousand Oaks, CA with my three daughters. I earned my Bachelor's degree in English with a minor in psychology from California Lutheran University, graduating magna cum laude. I have worked as an operations manager in the pharmaceutical wholesale industry for the past seven years. I am a running enthusiast and currently training for the Santa Barbara City marathon. I am also an avid reader with interests in cognitive narrative theory as well as evolutionary literary theory. I am interested in immigration and political asylum issues as well as related intersections between the public and private sectors.