I was born and raised in Chippewa Falls.  I attended Halmstad, Korger-Chestnut, and Hillcrest elementary schools.  I was a student at the Chippewa Falls Middle School and graduated from the Chippewa Falls Senior High School in 2004.  I played 3 sports in high school: volleyball, basketball and softball.

I graduated from Winona State University in 2009 with a degree in Social Studies Secondary Education.  I earned a athletic scholarship and played 4 years on the Winona State University softball team.

I did my student teaching at Bromgrove International School (an English speaking boarding school) in Thailand.  My first teaching position was as a 6th grade teacher at Notre Dame Middle School in Chippewa Falls.  In 2012 I accepted a position as a 10th grade U.S. history teacher at the Chippewa Falls Senior High School.  From 2014- 2022 I taught 8th grade U.S. History at the Chippewa Falls Middle School.  In 2022 I accepted a position teaching World History at the Chippewa Falls Senior High School.