She joined the board of the Editors Guild in 1983 and in 1992 was elected secretary - a role she held until she retired in 2018.
The Editors Guild honored her with a special service award at its 85th anniversary event in 2012.
In 2015 she received its prestigious Career Achievement Award from the American Cinema Editors.
Her first job in the entertainment business was as a secretary making $115 a week at Bronson Studios in Hollywood. She moved to Ziv Productions and then went to 20th Century Fox where she began her editing career.