Stirring the pot and licking the spoon since the 80s. Public health scientist with a passion for genetics and equity.
Living my best life with my husband, 2 kids and 2 animalitos. Youth soccer coach and board member for the Richmond United Soccer Club. Commissioner for the Parks and Recreation commission for the City of Richmond. Member of the Community Advisory Panel for Chemtrade Richmond.
7-11 Committee member for the West Contra Costa Unified School District.
05/23/2026
From the last Star Wars film in 2019 to today, we Torreses are still nerding out on Star Wars. We watched The Rise of Skywalker in Lisbon 6.5 years ago and today we watched The Mandalorian & Grogu in Richmond. Absolutely worth it on the big screen, so much so that an IMAX 3D rewatch might already be in the works. 🍿🤓
05/20/2026
Our graduating Richmond High Internationals Academy students need your help! Can you donate $5?
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05/15/2026
Proud to share that my husband has officially graduated with his PhD in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Francisco.
I met him after he returned home from his second combat deployment in Iraq, and through the GI Bill he earned his bachelor’s degree and now his PhD. Watching his journey over the last 14 years has been incredible.
One fun fact about our marriage: every single time we committed to graduate school, we also found out we were expecting a child. Somehow we managed to grow our education, our family, and our dreams all at the same time.
Through every late night, exam, thesis, career change, and parenting challenge, we have continued to support each other through every stage of growth.
So proud of you, Dr. Torres ❤️
05/13/2026
Tickets for Richmond's ONLY FIFA World Cup Fan Zone watch parties are now live! Don't miss out, grab your tickets today!
Richmond FIFA Fan Zone Watch Parties Richmond United Soccer Club is proud to host the only Official 2026 FIFA World Cup Fan Zone Watch Parties in Richmond! Join us at our wonderful Richmond venues for fun games and support youth soccer in Richmond.
04/28/2026
Last day of on-campus classes for my teaching credential! I won’t miss the Bay Area rush hour commute, but I will miss the views from the hill, this beautiful campus and my cohort. A few more assignments and I’m doney done done with school, maybe forever!?
I just thought of something pretty neat. I’ve attended the breadth of California public education, from K-12, community college, UC and now CSU. Wild!
04/17/2026
Friday morning reminder that you are capable of doing difficult things. Put on your big girl pants and get it done, you got this! 💪🏽
My first-ever Premier League match and what an experience! 🙌
West Ham with a huge home win at the London Stadium in front of 50,000+ fans. Hearing “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles” live was unreal, this chant is a Club tradition dating over 100 years!
English football hits different. Inspired and learning lots with NorCal Premier Soccer before heading home.
The business side of my London trip began with a visit to Bromley F.C. vs Shrewsbury Town to see the top team of the EFL League Two, a third division professional league team play at home to a sold out crowd of 5,000. ⚽️🇬🇧 Bromley is at the brink of promotion and this goal set them up nicely for the move up to EFL League One.
Thanks to NorCal Premier Soccer, a group of club directors from Northern California will spend the next week learning from a range English soccer…erm, football clubs. As a club director, I’m always looking for ways to support our community through soccer/football/fútbol and the English have it down to a science. 🥼
Time to nerd out. 🤓 Stay tuned for more soccer, football, whatever you call it.
04/04/2026
The first must-see on my first trip to London was Big Ben. The second was the Broad Street Pump, a historical landmark of the birth of modern epidemiology and public health.
In 1854, a deadly cholera outbreak changed how we understood human health and disease. Dr. John Snow mapped cases and traced the source to a contaminated water pump then stopped the spread by removing its handle.
This replica pump is powerful reminder of how science and public health save lives. Grateful to be part of this legacy. 🤓 💧🇬🇧