A Minnesota native, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, studying Dietetics and Psychology. She completed her 1200+ hour supervised dietetic internship at Massachusetts General Hospital, gaining experience in clinical nutrition, corporate wellness, foodservice management and community nutrition. Since then, she completed coursework to obtain her Masters degree in Nutrition Communication, Interventions and Behavior Change from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and expects to receive her degree in May, 2018. She is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, serves as an ambassador for the Lane 9 Project non-profit organization and co-editor for her graduate school newspaper publication, The Friedman Sprout.