kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ tə wˈɜːk ɪnðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt, ʃiː ˌoʊvɚsˈɔː sˈɪks dˈɪstɹɪkt ˈɑːfɪsᵻz baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ænd wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd dˈɛpjuːɾi kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv sˈoʊʃəl wˈɛlfɛɹ baɪ ɡˈʌvɚnɚ mˈædəlɪn kjˈuːnɪn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
Continuing to work in the Department, she oversaw six district offices by 1979 and was appointed Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Social Welfare by Governor Madeleine Kunin in 1985.