I was raised in North Carolina and received a B.A. in Geography from East Carolina University in 1991.  I joined the Peace Corps in 1992 and served as a community development advisor in rural Costa Rica until 1995.  I taught high school science from 1996-2000 in Mississippi and Iowa and during that time, earned a M.A. in Secondary Education from the University of Mississippi.  I attended Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine from 2000-2004.  I completed a family medicine residency at the Center for Family Medicine in Sioux Falls, SD from 2004-2007.  I have been practicing at Northlakes Community Clinic a FQHC in Hayward, WI since 2008.  I have two children- a 16 year old son and a 14 year old daughter.  I am an avid gardener, rock climber and hiker.