Dr. Machado went to Centro Escolar University, Manila, Philippines for her undergraduate work and for her dental school education earning a degree Associate in arts and DMD, respectively. Dr. Machado has worked in a private practice for 17 years in her home country. Dr. Machado moved and lived in Ontario, Canada for 4 years before emigrating to the United States in 2002. Prior to joining Sonoma County Indian Health Dental Department in 2008, she worked in a private practice. She has been working full time at SCIHP since 2008. Dr. Machado loves to bake and enjoy food, wine and traveling with her husband.