She has extensive clinical experience working in community mental health geriatric assessment teams and long-term care. In addition, she has been an instructor of psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine. She has served as a founding member and Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Behavioral Health and Aging Coalition, as a member of the Older Adult Committee of the Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Advisory Committee, and as a member of the Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Medical Assistance Advisory Committee.