 She attended Georgetown College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, the latter of which was in Education.During her undergraduate years, she was a member of the sorority Sigma Kappa.The Courier-Journal states that, "As a college student and young adult, she stuffed envelopes and performed other campaign chores for a series of Democrats, including Julian Carroll, Walter "Dee" Huddleston and Martha Layne Collins, who she cites as a mentor."