She received a PhD in Work and Human Resource Education with a minor in Business Administration and research emphasis in Entrepreneurship from the University of Minnesota. She holds a Master's degree in Workforce Education and Development from the Southern Illinois University and a Bachelor's degree in Business Education from the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech). She also earned a postgraduate diploma in General Management from the University of the West Indies, Mona and a graduate certificate in Technology Commercialization from the University of Calgary, Canada.