Prior to joining Cherokee in 2000, she was employed with Building One services in Sumter, South Carolina, and then relocated to the Raleigh electrical division as the residential billing manager. She graduated with honors from Kent State University, where she received an Associate degree in Accounting and an Associate degree in Art. Wendy also graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Accounting from North Carolina State University. She and her husband Alan have one son.