Prior to Lycoming, she was a senior associate at the Certified Public Accounting firm Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP in Norfolk, Va. Her primary focus there was auditing companies in the real estate, not-for-profit, leisure and employee benefit plan industries. In addition, she performed tax planning and preparation for individual and partnership tax returns. She is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Old Dominion University and a master's in accounting from Liberty University.