Born in Portland, Oregon; lived in Lewiston, Idaho, for the last 50 years; graduate of Lewiston High School and of the University of Idaho with a Bachelor of Science in education; served as program coordinator and professor in the Paralegal and Legal Assisting programs at Lewis Clark State College for 15 years; for the past 43 years, she has worked along with her husband to manage his law practice, their family corporation (consisting of a cattle ranch, timber, and commercial real estate development), and their personal partnership in residential and commercial rentals; past member of the Tammany School Board; past president of the Idaho Association for Legal Professionals; current president of Lewis Clark State College’s Foundation Board; board member of the Idaho Community Foundation and the Idaho Business for Education; secretary of the Nez Perce County Republican Central Committee.
