Madre Anna was born in Arizona, bordering Sonora, Mexico. With family and friends on both sides of the border, she grew up bilingual and bicultural, trying to integrate differences in life and expressions of faith.
She joined Trinity Cathedral around 1990. She helped found the Spanish-speaking congregation at Trinity Cathedral and re-start the campus ministry at San Jose State University. The Diocese of El Camino Real ordained her to the priesthood in 1998.
In her ministry in Latino communities in the Diocese of California, she developed some of the early online tools used by Episcopal Latino ministries and others, including a complete bilingual Sunday lectionary, service booklets, and immigration information and resources.
Madre Anna is now retired from full-time ministry and serving again at Trinity Cathedral, mostly with Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.