My parents were ski patrollers as I was growing up, and I also wanted to be involved in their training sessions at a young age. I love pretending to be the injured patient, so I knew at a young age I wanted to be in the medical field. I love anatomy and biology and am still always wanting to learn all I can on how the body as whole works. You should never stop learning about things that make you happy.

I got my CNA certificate in 2003 from a nursing home program and my MA certification in 2021 through CHAS Health. In 2024 I completed CHAS Health's first cohort of their Emerging Leaders program starting my journey to lean more into leadership roles.

As a CNA I have worked many different specialties from nursing homes to acute hospital care and an operating room in Montana for a little while. I have been a cardiac CNA which lead me to become a telemetry tech. I then went to Shriners for Children. I then got my MA degree from CHAS. I started as an MA in pediatrics. My last position was at the Rogers High School CHAS clinic helping high schoolers learn about healthcare, mental health, and reproductive health. My clients say I am a reliable and safe person for them to come to where they can talk about anything and feel heard and not judged. They would also say that I am fun and always making them laugh!