A resident of Saratoga, her district also included the Buena Vista, Burbank, Cambrian Park, and Fruitdale neighbourhoods of San Jose, the city of Campbell, parts of both unincorporated Santa Clara County, and the city of Santa Clara, as well as a section of the town of Los Gatos.
As a management consultant, Cohn guided various companies in Silicon Valley and throughout the world through the adoption of new technologies and practices.
Cohn was a member of the committees on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media, Health, Public Safety, and the Utilities and Commerce.
Cohn was instrumental in the development of the state's Medical Examiner competency exam and the establishment of treatment guidelines.
In the same year, another employee claimed he was unjustly fired for writing a critical letter about her during a controversial software contract investigation.