She graduated with honors from Sevastopol National Technical University with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1990, and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Old Dominion University in 1994. In 2000, she obtained a Juris Doctorate degree from Tulane University School of Law, with an emphasis on Tax, Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property Law, and in 2001 was awarded the Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree at Boston University School of Law. In addition to assisting clients with trust and estate planning and administration, Ms. Shestul assists the Business Department with intellectual property matters and tax matters. Ms. Shestul is also fluent in both Russian and Ukrainian languages.