Colleen is a licensed California attorney, having spent over 17 years with the Orange County District Attorney’s office as a trial attorney. Colleen spent much of her tenure litigating cases in the district’s Gang Unit. Prior to becoming a prosecutor, Colleen was President of an HMO in California, served as a Vice President of PacifiCare of CA, and worked for both AMI Health Systems and Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound.  She holds a JD from Western State University and an MBA from the University of Washington.