Dawn graduated from the Legal Assistant Diploma program at Vancouver Community College in 1987 and went on to complete her Paralegal Diploma from Capilano College in 2004. Dawn has worked primarily in the areas of litigation including family law, personal injury and corporate commercial. Dawn worked in Vancouver until 1997 and has worked as a Paralegal in the Okanagan since 1998. Dawn volunteers with the Kelowna United Soccer Club, Immaculata High School and St. Joseph Elementary School, and she is a member of the BC Paralegal Association. In her personal time, Dawn enjoys travel and her book club.