Her functions include managing acute and chronic digestive problems and performing infusions. In 1996, she earned her BNS from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She then went on to earn both her MSN and ARNP from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. In 2001, she obtained her certification as a Gastrointestinal Clinician. She is a past president of the Central Florida Advanced Nurse Practice Council. Furthermore, she is an expert in managing both Chronic Hepatitis C and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.