Her husband, Ed Tobin, is a reporter for "Reuters".
Graduated with a bachelor's in 1993 from Iowa State University. While attending ISU, she majored in French and Journalism and spent extensive time in France as an exchange student.
Previously worked for the Des Moines Register, Reuters and Knight Rider Financial News in Chicago.
Member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Third child, a boy named Edward Arthur Tobin, was born on July 11, 2010.