She earned her BSN from the University of Illinois and continued her studies while working as an RN in Chicago as an RN at the world-renowned Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern Memorial's Department of Dermatology. She earned her MSN from Chamberlain College of Nursing, graduating with highest distinction, Summa Cum Laude, and was inducted into the prestigious international honor society of nursing: Sigma Theta Tau. She is a member of the National Academy of Dermatology Nurse Practitioners and The Dermatology Nurses Association.