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Freda Spector Warrington grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts. She received her bachelor's degree from Vassar College and then studied library science at Simmons, education at Tulane and LSU, and counseling at Cal State University, Bakersfield. She was an editor, a public school teacher and a piano instructor who later spent the majority of her career in the healthcare field. She was in charge of outpatient addiction recovery programs in a psychiatric hospital clinic and served as executive director of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of Kern County, a collaborative organization that addressed high infant mortality and morbidity in California's Central Valley. She also was project director for a federal CSAP collaborative grant for Kern County and worked as a consultant for California Women's Commission on Addictions providing trainings and technical assistance both in Kern and Orange Counties. She was past President of Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter's Friends Board and a representative for seven central California counties to the Governor's task force on addiction. She also supervised substance abuse treatment programs for Native Americans and for people with developmental disabilities. Freda is married to Ralph Warrington, a retired project manager for Shell Oil company. They have two children and six grandchildren. For further information, please go to: www.fredaSwarrington.com

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