She received her BFA in Sculpture from the Corcoran College of Art & Design and her MFA in Furniture/Woodworking at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been a member of the FS since 2003, and played an active role in several conferences including Indianapolis, IN, Boone, NC, and the most recent in Port Townsend, WA. She owes much of her career and woodworking/furniture knowledge to the Furniture Society.