In 1981, she received her master's degree from California State University, Los Angeles, in Nutrition, with a focus on feeding problems of children with developmental disabilities.
One of her latest and most popular bills established an Autism Task Force legislative committee to review the coordination of services provided by state agencies, schools and organizations relating to the treatment of persons with autism spectrum disorder and recommend solutions for improvement of these services.
[2] Aguirre was appointed by Governor Jan Brewer to serve on her 5-member bipartisan Advisory Group for Behavioral Health, a committee made up of two senators, two representatives to address structural reform and challenges faced by the state in administering and delivering behavioral health services.
Currently she serves on the Northern Arizona University Interdisciplinary Health Policy Institute Advisory Board, which compiles twelve of the most influential healthcare decision-makers in the state.
[2] Aguirre is involved clean-up of illegal dumping sites in her district, and hosting county-wide child immunization events.