[1] She attended John Marshall High School[2] and graduated from California State College at Los Angeles.
[3] After her college graduation, Engel worked for the Los Angeles City Parks Department.
[1] That realization led to her using a spare bedroom in her Glendale home to start her own business,[1] a one-woman operation whose work won several prizes for clients for having the best exhibits in their trade shows.
[1] Engel founded Stratagem Enterprises Inc., a company that produces trade shows and industrial exhibits.
After she sees a product, her company designs and builds the exhibit, scripts a demonstration, and operates a hospitality suite.