She graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a bachelor of science in nursing, and completed her master’s degree in midwifery at the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in Kentucky. Along with her experience as a midwife, her professional experience includes years as a traveling nurse and as an assistant nurse manager in labor and delivery and high risk obstetrics. She serves as secretary of the Rhode Island affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives. Her areas of interest include sexual health and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean support.