She graduated from Syracuse University College of Law and worked for the New York State Family Court before relocating to Altoona, where she worked for the Blair County Court of Common Pleas. She is the mother of two wonderful and caring daughters, Karen, who lives in Virginia, and Amy who lives in Altoona. Nancy is the current Secretary, and former President of Penn-Mont Academy, the area’s premier Montessori school. In addition she has attended many of the URJ’s biennial meetings and served as co-chair of the URJ’s Pennsylvania Regional Meeting.