Dina Louise Biscotti died Tuesday, December 9 at her home in Davis, California, due to a rare and aggressive form of uterine cancer. After receiving a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma on her 41st birthday, she fought this painful disease courageously and with an incredible amount of peace and acceptance.
Dina Biscotti was born in Chicago, Illinois, spent her early childhood in St. Louis, Missouri, then moved to southern California with her family at the age of seven. She graduated from Claremont High School in 1991, received a bachelor’s in sociology from the University of California, San Diego in 1996, and her PhD in sociology from UC Davis in 2010.
For the past year and a half, Ms. Biscotti lobbied for climate change and green jobs as a California Policy Organizer with the BlueGreen Alliance. Prior to that, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center and a lecturer at UC Davis. A resident of Davis for 14 years, Ms. Biscotti was known and loved on and off campus. She served on the board of directors at the Davis Food Co-op from 2010 to 2013 and was an active member in her church.
Dina will be remembered for her generosity of spirit, her devotion to family and friends, and for her tenacity in fighting for what she believed in.
Dina Biscotti was born in Chicago, Illinois, spent her early childhood in St. Louis, Missouri, then moved to southern California with her family at the age of seven. She graduated from Claremont High School in 1991, received a bachelor’s in sociology from the University of California, San Diego in 1996, and her PhD in sociology from UC Davis in 2010.
For the past year and a half, Ms. Biscotti lobbied for climate change and green jobs as a California Policy Organizer with the BlueGreen Alliance. Prior to that, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center and a lecturer at UC Davis. A resident of Davis for 14 years, Ms. Biscotti was known and loved on and off campus. She served on the board of directors at the Davis Food Co-op from 2010 to 2013 and was an active member in her church.
Dina will be remembered for her generosity of spirit, her devotion to family and friends, and for her tenacity in fighting for what she believed in.
Dina Louise Biscotti died Tuesday, December 9 at her home in Davis, California, due to a rare and aggressive form of uterine cancer. After receiving a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma on her 41st birthday, she fought this painful disease courageously and with an incredible amount of peace and acceptance.
Dina Biscotti was born in Chicago, Illinois, spent her early childhood in St. Louis, Missouri, then moved to southern California with her family at the age of seven. She graduated from Claremont High School in 1991, received a bachelor’s in sociology from the University of California, San Diego in 1996, and her PhD in sociology from UC Davis in 2010.
For the past year and a half, Ms. Biscotti lobbied for climate change and green jobs as a California Policy Organizer with the BlueGreen Alliance. Prior to that, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center and a lecturer at UC Davis. A resident of Davis for 14 years, Ms. Biscotti was known and loved on and off campus. She served on the board of directors at the Davis Food Co-op from 2010 to 2013 and was an active member in her church.
Dina will be remembered for her generosity of spirit, her devotion to family and friends, and for her tenacity in fighting for what she believed in.
Dina Biscotti was born in Chicago, Illinois, spent her early childhood in St. Louis, Missouri, then moved to southern California with her family at the age of seven. She graduated from Claremont High School in 1991, received a bachelor’s in sociology from the University of California, San Diego in 1996, and her PhD in sociology from UC Davis in 2010.
For the past year and a half, Ms. Biscotti lobbied for climate change and green jobs as a California Policy Organizer with the BlueGreen Alliance. Prior to that, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center and a lecturer at UC Davis. A resident of Davis for 14 years, Ms. Biscotti was known and loved on and off campus. She served on the board of directors at the Davis Food Co-op from 2010 to 2013 and was an active member in her church.
Dina will be remembered for her generosity of spirit, her devotion to family and friends, and for her tenacity in fighting for what she believed in.
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