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.
After completing her studies, she secured employment with technology companies that catered to clients including United Health, The US Navy, and Pillsbury to pay off her student loans and pursue further education. While pursuing her master's degree in teaching at the University of St. Thomas, she enrolled in a course on adolescent literature instructed by playwright John Fenn.