Rose-Margaret Orrantia completed her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees at San Diego State University. She worked at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M. for 18 years. Returning to San Diego, she served as the Executive Director of Indian Child and Family Services (ICFS), a State Licensed Foster Family and Adoption Agency serving the American Indian population in San Diego and Riverside Counties. After leaving ICFS she served as a consultant and grant writer to Indian Tribes and non-profit agencies for eight years and as the Director of Foster Family and Adoption Agencies in the non-Indian world. Currently she works at the Academy for Professional Excellence, a program of the SDSU School of Social Work, as a member of the Tribal STAR team. When not at work Margaret travels, shares in caring for her elderly mother, reads science fiction and grows orchids.