She is a Washington DC native, who received her Bachelors from NYU and went on to receive her Dental degree from Stony Brook Dental School, where she extended her training in Special needs dentistry. She completed her residency at Coler Goldwater Specialty Hospital in NY and was selected as chief resident allowing her to focus her dentistry in dental implantology at Bellevue Hospital. She is a current member of the International Dental Implant Association (IDIA). Having traveled all over the world, trying out new languages and food, she is happy to call Poughkeepsie her home.