Elizabeth Simas received her Master's degree in Communication Studies from California State University, Northridge in 2005. She has taught in Speech/Communication Studies departments all around the Bay Area, including Diablo Valley College, Solano Community College and Napa Valley College before joining the SRJC Petaluma Faculty full-time in 2014. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, which includes four-legged, furry members as well as humans.