- She was born and raised in St. Louis Missouri
- Went to the university of Missouri and graduated with a BS in civil engineering
- Moved to long beach California and had children
- Moved to Laos worked in water and sanitation
- Moved to Bangladesh
- Moved to Sri Lanka tsunami response work
- Moved to Austin and started teaching
- Moved back to Laos working for TerraClear for clen water
- Moved back to Austin as Director at TerraClear
