Amber Arlint earned a B.S. in political science, an M.A. in adult and higher education, and an Ed.D. in adult and higher education from the University of South Dakota in 2009, 2014, and 2018, respectively. Arlint's career experience includes owning a State Farm Insurance Agency, and working as a distributor sales representative with Western Refining and the director of sorority/fraternity life and leadership of the University of South Dakota.