She earned her Associate of Arts transfer degree from Ozarks Technical Community College, where she was actively involved in the OTC Honor’s Program and Phi Theta Kappa. She then transferred to Missouri State University and earned her Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in accounting. While enrolled at MSU, she was a staff reporter for the school newspaper, The Standard. She is currently working towards getting her CPA license. In her free time, she loves spending time with her husband and running on the trails in Springfield.