upon graduating from byu, eubank accepted a position teaching english in suzuka, japan. after returning to the united states, she moved to washington, d.c., where she worked for four years as a legislative aid to u.s. senators alan simpson and jake garn. “working in washington, d.c., was a tremendous education for me,” eubank said. “i learned so much about the nature of compromise in government. i learned that surprisingly most things get done through relationships.”