She holds undergraduate and master's degrees in computer science with her thesis on social engineering and phishing within a financial institution. While having been a leader in the Spokane tech community for most of the last decade, in 2018 she finally launched her dream of a non-profit called [Future Ada](http://www.futureada.org) which supports and advocates for women and non-binaries in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics). She lives with two cats, who are the true masters of the household.