She has also represented Chinese refugees in their political asylum cases in the United States. Before becoming a lawyer, Reggie was a Methodist minister. She is a graduate of Yale Law School and Yale Divinity School. She has traveled twice around the world and is a published travel writer. Her favorite travel memories include holding hands with a wild mountain gorilla atop a volcano in Zaire (now Congo), being patted on the head by a manta ray while kneeling on the floor of the Pacific ocean, and being led by the hand through the Eturi Rainforest by a pygmy chieftain. She has also worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta. She lives on a ridgetop with her husband, their son, and their parrots. She is an Advanced Certified Diver and a classical pianist.