Taught in LAUSD for twenty-five years. She taught language arts in middle school, primarily seventh and eighth grade at Parkman Middle School, now known as Woodland Hills Academy. At Parkman from 1988-2008, she served for many of those years as English Department chair, 8th grade speech coordinator, IMPACT leader, and other leadership roles.
Currently retired, Trish is involved with a women’s choral four-part harmony singing group, serving on the Board of Directors for the past five years and two years as President.  She enjoys yoga, reading, poetry, and working with Girl Scouts as co-leaders of her granddaughters’ troops.