She received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, a masters from the London School of Economics, and a juris doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law. She served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay as an environmental educator, and has been recognized by the Cahaba River Society as the Cahaba Conservationist of the Year. She is on the University of Alabama School of Law’s Public Interest Advisory Board, the Alabama Pinhoti Trail Association Board, and served as the Chair of the Environmental Section of the Alabama State Bar. She spends her free time adventuring with her two rambunctious boys and intrepid husband.