In 1991, she completed a Master of Science (Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation) at the Eastern Illinois University. In 2001, she moved to Canberra to take up the position of Head Coach of the newly established Australian Institute of Sport triathlon program. In 2004, she married Simon Fairweather, Australian archery gold medalist from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
In 1991, she earned a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation from Eastern Illinois University.  She moved to Canberra in 2001 to become Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport triathlon program. In 2004, she married Simon Fairweather, an Australian archery gold medalist from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.