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I graduated from UC Davis, majoring in Law, Society, and Technocultural Media Studies. Class of 2006!! Whoot Whoot!! I like to read, write, and communicate using a variety of unconventional and conventional symbols that convey a multiplicity of meanings. I love a good bar, live music, good food, and good people. But even though I live in Downtown Davis, I rarely go out because most of the time I find that I'd rather be at home playing in my sound lab. I enjoy playing and experimenting with light, sound, and language.

I wanted to become a CASA volunteer, but enlisted in the ARMY instead. CASA is an acronym that stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. We represent and advocate for, in court, abused and neglected children in Yolo County. We are not a part of CPS, although I will be in contact with the childs social worker, doctors, family members, lawyers, teachers, therapists, and anyone else who is important to the child. Basically it will be my job to perform an investigation and write a report for the judge stating what actions the court should take that I feel would be in the best interest of the child. This could mean recommending evaluative services, ongoing developmental treatment, scheduling optomatrist appointments, basically making sure that the child is recieving the care that they need. Often times the other agencies involved skim on things like this to save money in their budget. boo...these children are often the victems of domestic violence which can leave deep emotional scarring. All parties hope to reunify the family but in the event that the parents fail to meet minimum level of care requirements by the state it is up to the state to decide what, who, or where the child will go live, being permanently displaced. It is also my role to determine if actions like this are necessary. Those are the dependancy cases. In the Delinquency cases we have to consider not only the best interest of the child, but public safety as well.