Ann Sakamoto is a graduate of Punahou School. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Zoology from the University of Hawaii and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota. At the University of Minnesota, she received the Caleb Dorr Award, the Class of 1960 Memorial Scholarship, and the Dr. Winton G. Evans Scholarship Award for her academic achievement. She also received the Rupert memorial Scholarship for her special sensitivity to the care of older dogs. Prior to practicing veterinary medicine in Kaneohe for the past 14 years, she practiced in Honolulu for a year and was a zoo animal keeper at the Honolulu Zoo for eight years. She is currently a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Her past times include fishing and spending time with her four-legged kids [citation].