Dominica Joanne Tarica was awarded a Master of Arts degree in Special Education from San Francisco State University on May 22 at AT&T Park. She is a 2004 graduate of Miramonte High School. Dominica received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Richmond, the American International University in London in 2008. She continues her work as an Inclusion Specialist in the Oakland Unified School District. Her parents are Ron Tarica and Sandi Andersen-Tarica of Templeton, Calif. The family formerly lived in Moraga for 20 years.