Education

• MS - Utah State University - 1995
• BS - Utah State University - 1980

Awards/Honors

• First Place Western Region Team Award Winner, Florece Hall Award - October 2012
• First Place Western Region Team Award Winner, Human Development/Family Relationships Award - September 2012
• Distinquished Service Award - September 21, 2011
• ESP Diversity Award 2010
• Dean Don Felker Financial Management Award, First Place, National Winner - September 18, 2009
• Extension Vice Presidents Award for Excellence 2006
• Florence Hall Award - October 14, 2006
• Extension Vice Presidents Team Award for Excellence - March 2006
• Diversity Award: Latino Finance Program in Cache County 2005
• Mid-Career Educator Award 2005
• Food Safety Team Award 2004
• 4-H Distinguished Service Award 2001
• 4-H Achievement in Service 1996

Publications

• Curricula-Extension - Holiday Neighbor Gifts
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Volunteer Latino Advisory Councils: A Valuable Resource for Recruiting Latino Instructors and Program Volunteers - 2013
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Volunteer Latino Advisory Councils: A Valuable Resource for Recruiting Latino Instructors and Program Volunteers - 2013
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Making Learning a Family Affair: Principles for Attracting Latinos to Extension Finance Classes - 2009
• Journal Article, Academic Journal - Making Learning a Family Affair: Principles for Attracting Latinos to Extension Finance Classes - 2009
• Curricula-Extension - Eat Healthy and Stay Healthy - 2007
• Other - Financial Information Binder - 2007
• Other - Cooking with Food Storage Ingredients - 2007
• Journal Article, Professional Journal - Nutrition Update for Parents and Teachers of School-Age Youth in Sevier and Beaver Counties - 1996

Contracts/Grants Awarded

• Food $ense Programming in Cache County - $34416 - 2012-10-01
• Marriage and Relationship Strengthening in Cache County - $5600 - 2012-07-01
• Food $ense Programming in Cache County - $33345.50 - 2010-10-01
• Marriage and Relationship Strengthening - Cache County - $10389.00 - 2010-07-01
• UAES - Farmers Market - $20000 - 2012-01-31
• Extension - Farmer Market - $10000 - 2011-12-31
• Utah Saves - $90000 - 2010-07-01
• Marriage and Relationship Strengthening Grant for Spanish and Low Income Audiences - $9714 - 2009-07-01
• The Foundations of Latino Family Finance and Investing: An Umbrella for the Future - $343718
• Financial Education for Bankruptcy Prevention in Utah - $50000 - 2004-12-31