• Litchfield county native
• President of her 4-H club in her youth
• Volunteered at her local church and White Memorial
• Owns and operates Chestnut Hill, a landscaping company, with her husband
• Earned her B.A. in Communications from Western Connecticut State University
• Earned her M.S. in Negotiation & Conflict Resolution from Columbia University
• Graduated from UCONN Master Gardener program
• Married with a 10-month old daughter
