She earned her B.S. from Willamette University and her J.D. from Willamette University College of Law. As an attorney she handled workers’ compensation and other legal matters for large and small businesses. She then developed an online curriculum for a business law textbook used in undergraduate business law courses. Most recently she has been an elected member of the local school board, including developing RFPs for hiring consultants and attorneys and supervised the development of the district’s $1.2 million budget.