She has a B.S. from Loyola and an MS from Rush University, focusing on Child and Family Psychiatric Nursing. This year she celebrates 33 years as a nurse, having worked in acute care, residential and forensic settings with job titles ranging from staff nurse to Director of Nursing. In her free time she enjoys watching her nephew play trumpet in marching band, cheering for her godchild playing AAA hockey or cooking a new recipe from one of her over 100 cookbooks to treat her mother and her best pal Mystic, a 16 yo terrier mix.