She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Akron and also earned a Master of Science in Nursing from Kent State University Starting in 2009, she provided outpatient care and inpatient consultation, diagnosing and managing pain-related conditions at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Department of Anesthesia. In 2012 she began working within a community-based primary care office, managing patients within home, domiciliary and assisted-living facilities with the Visiting Physicians Association (Mentor, OH). She also served as a traveling community health nurse practitioner starting in 2014, conducting onsite health screening and annual wellness visits in the surrounding areas of Los Angeles County and other coastal communities.