I have deep roots in Grant County. I was born in Marion; my parents and extended families are from the area. My husband and I now live on a small family farm property east of Marion.
I attended Ball State and Ivy Tech in Muncie where I studied first Fine Arts and then Industrial Drafting. I worked in the Muncie area and northern Indiana as a Drafter for around 8 years before I was offered a job as a Graphic Designer for a screen printing company. I have worked as a Graphic Designer and in management ever since. In 2018 I opened Bad Apple Graphics in Van Buren.