- BORN IN: Metro-Detroit, Michigan a.k.a The Great Lake State, the Mitten, That State Up North
- COLLEGE: Indiana Wesleyan University
- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Becoming a published author in a scientific journal
- FAVORITE MEMORY AS A KID: Spending summer vacations at my grandparent’s lake house
- IN MY SPARE TIME: I enjoy gardening, trying to bake, keeping up with the Kardashians, and relaxing by the bonfire with my family in the evenings.
- MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IS: Having my daughter
- FAVORITE FOODS: Sushi and Thanksgiving dinner
- FAVORITE MOVIES: My Octopus Teacher, My Girl, Now and Then
- FAVORITE BANDS: The Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers… but also Taylor Swift, admittedly.
- BEST CONCERT EVER ATTENDED: Miranda Lambert with my husband. I cried like a baby when she sang, “The House that Built Me.”
- SPECIAL TALENTS: Singing very badly but singing anyway
- A QUOTE I LOVE: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
- REALLY FUN FACT: My mother and I once rescued a family of orphaned baby possums, nursing them back to health before they were released into the wild with the help of an animal rescue center.
