Dr. Dawn Michael has a diverse background as well as education in various fields.As an undergraduate in speech communications, Dawn competed nationally on the speech and debate team as well as coached college debate. While earning her master’s degree in Marriage Family Child Therapy she worked at her family business as an interior designer, and licensed contractor. Dawn completed her internship working at a psychiatric hospital, as well as a drug diversion counselor, and marriage therapist completing her 3000 clinical hours in marriage therapy. Utilizing her communications background, and marriage counseling background, she developed couples interior design classes.After losing of her father who was also her business partner to a rare bladder cancer she sold the business and focused her energy on writing, her children and family. She published several thousand articles in magazines, websites, and was the L.A. Love and Marriage Examiner. As her audience grew, it became clear to her that many couples had issues with intimacy. Dawn took a yearlong course to become a certified Clinical Sexologist and decided at the age of 40 to pursue her PhD and was welcomed by many outstanding PhD programs but ultimately settled on a small private university that specialized in human sexuality and had the “largest library of human sexuality research in the world.” As a researcher herself and needing vast amounts of material to finish her dissertation on why marriages become sexless, she completed her dissertation and published her work and earned her PhD. Dr. Dawn Michael went on to publish a guidebook about helping couples to rekindle their sex life. She completed her 1500 hours of clinical work in her field and received her certification as an AASECT Certified Sexuality Counselor.After losing her husband Abilio Ramos M.D. who she shared an office and practice with, she has now turned her passion towards helping her community and giving back all of the love and support that they have given to her by running for Mayor.