She is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University's cross cultural Masters of Community Health in Nursing and Family Nurse practitioner program in 1996. Undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing was done at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester NY. Her health care experience has ranged from In-patient hospital care to rural Africa to out patient clinics in Michigan. As a Nurse Practitioner and Certified Diabetes Educator, she noted many of her patients' chronic health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity were worsened by poor sleep so she focused on helping people with obstructive sleep apnea and sleep disorders. She brings experience in chronic disease management and education to help patients customize their plan for improving sleep health.