Denise currently serves as a member on the Tulare Lake Basin Disadvantaged Community Water Study – Stakeholders Oversight Advisory Committee (SOAC) and is president of the Allensworth Progressive Association, a non-profit organization.  She spent more than 25 years working as senior planner, senior management analyst, and consultant for the cities of Los Angeles and San Bernardino and the county of San Mateo.  Her expertise includes housing, community and economic planning and development, and policy and implementation.  She received her education in urban/regional planning and public administration from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and University of La Verne.  She retired and moved to Allensworth in May 2010 where she now devotes her time to making Allensworth a better place for residents and visitors.  Since 2010, she has focused on community issues pertaining to water quality, distressed housing conditions, youth/leadership development, environmental justice, and economic development.