I began my career in the early 90’s as a medical social worker in the Baltimore area, after getting my undergraduate degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland. After re-locating to North Carolina and completing my Masters Degree in Professional Counseling in 2003, I worked as a Director of Clinical Programs for a domestic violence agency in Alamance County. In this role, I developed clinical programs, ran support groups for victims and their children, raised money for programs through grant writing and event planning and also supervised the operation of an emergency shelter.