She is the Director of the RN to BSN Program Option. She has been a medical-surgical nurse for 19 years. She received her BSN degree from Clemson University in Clemson, SC in 1994, and her MSN degree from the University of Phoenix in Phoenix, AZ in 2004, and her MBA degree from Webster University located in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2001, and her Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) from Duquesne University located in Pittsburgh, PA in 2010. She received her certification in Online Instruction from Central Michigan University in 2011.