I was born in New York City, and received a Ph.D.in Research Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. I have been a consulting genealogist since 1991. I am a past president of the California Genealogical Society and have lectured extensively on a variety of family history topics.

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While conducting genealogical research I discovered that some of my clients had significant assets in the California Unclaimed Property Fund that they did not know existed. Recovering these assets can involve the same research approaches that I use in genealogy. The State Controller's Office has rigorous standards for proving a claimant's eligibility. It is always rewarding to return assets to their rightful owners after providing the required evidence to the Controller's Office.

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