During her career, she has worked for AT&T Wireless, AT&T Corporation, the Federal Communications Commission, and Nixon, Hargrave, Devans, and Doyle. She received her Law degree from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. She completed her undergraduate work at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude, in History with Distinction in All Subjects. She is admitted to the bar in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Illinois.