Earned a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Seattle University. Strong background in research, data collection, and statistical analysis in legal/law enforcement agencies. Worked as a legal research assistant for a forensic and clinical psychiatrist and as a research assistant for the Seattle Police Department - South Precinct. Recently, she spent the last few years in athletics, where she served as the Head Varsity Volleyball Coach at Auburn Riverside High School and worked as a strength coach at Vie Athletics.

Went to the University of Montana on a full-ride scholarship to play four years of Division I collegiate volleyball. Wrote and defended a 100-page thesis on Crisis Intervention Training. Holds the Washington State record for the number of kills in one volleyball game. Grew up going to Tacoma Sabercats games every Friday night with her dad. A mother to a sweet 15-month-old boy.