With more than 35 years of experience in aquatic safety, swimming pool design, and facility operation, this expert combines hands-on operational leadership with technical knowledge of pool and water feature systems, applying risk management principles and industry standards to both facility operations and water-related injury litigation. She also has more than 25 years of expert witness experience providing consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony.

Her areas of expertise include aquatic risk management, swimming pool and water feature design, maintenance, management and operation, water quality, boating safety, supervision issues, barrier effectiveness, staff qualification and training, code compliance, and signage and warnings. Her litigation experience includes water-related personal injury cases involving drowning and near-drowning incidents, spinal injuries, slip-and-fall events, boating and personal watercraft accidents, and waterslide and diving injuries occurring at commercial and residential swimming pools, water parks, spas, and open water facilities. She also has experience in swimming pool and water feature construction defect matters.

Her work in dispute settings includes accident investigation and reconstruction analysis, evaluation of facility design and operational practices, and assessment of compliance with applicable codes and industry standards related to aquatic facilities and recreational water safety.