She is originally from Woodstock, IL but has lived in Appleton for the past seven years. She graduated from Lawrence University in 2010 with a double major in Art and Art History. While at Lawrence, she studied abroad in Florence, Italy and earned her teaching certificate for art education. She completed student teaching in the Appleton Area School District and also taught for The Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Valley and in Brooklyn, New York. Her specialty is creating multifaceted projects that connect art with core curricular subjects, art history, culture and literature.