Has a Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Mercer University in Atlanta, GA.
Has a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism (ABJ) with a major in Public Relations from The University of Georgia in Athens, GA.
Is a Registered Nurse licensed to practice in California. Previously worked as a public relations director, a news reporter, and a paralegal.
Her first job out of college was as a newspaper reporter and she later played a reporter on "Boston Legal" interviewing William Shatner's character Denny Crane.