After graduating, she worked for a technology companies whose clients included United Health, The US Navy, and Pillsbury to pay off her college loans and pursue a master's degree. While in the process of obtaining her master's degree in teaching from the University of St. Thomas, she took a course on adolescent literature from playwright John Fenn.
Following graduation, she worked for technology firms that served clients such as United Health, The US Navy, and Pillsbury to settle debts and acquire advanced education. Concurrently, she was enrolled in a master's program in teaching at the University of St. Thomas, where she took a course on adolescent literature taught by playwright John Fenn.