- Graduated from Casper College with an associate’s degree in Nursing, 2000
- Began career as an RN on the Neuroscience floor at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper
- Completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Wyoming in 2002 (Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Theta Tau)
- Began working as a mental health nurse for the State of Wyoming in 2001
- Completed her Master of Science in Nursing through Gonzaga University and the University of South Alabama in 2005 (Sigma Theta Tau)
- Completed an internship at the Wyoming State Hospital, fall 2005
- Janssen Scholar, 2005
- Began working as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in 2006
- Completed Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Colorado in 2014
- Worked as a contract Nurse Practitioner for community mental health centers around the Big Horn Basin from 2006-present
- Board-certified by the American Nursing Credentialing Center as a Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Owned/operated Advanced Practice Psychiatric Services (private practice) 2014-present
- CPI Restraint Certified
- – CPR First Aid Certified