A graduate of MSU, Parks completed a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine in 2003. She worked in family practice and urgent care in Seattle and then returned to Bozeman in 2008 to work in a community clinic. Parks joined the Bozeman Health Anesthesia Pre-Op Assessment Clinic in 2014. Prior to becoming a PA, Parks worked as a cardiology technician in Seattle and as an EMT and hospice and medical assistant in Bozeman.