Career
She is a three-time American national team member. Born in Silver Spring, Maryland, she graduated from Everett High School in Everett, Pennsylvania. She attended the Pennsylvania State University from 2003–2007, where she learned to row as a walk on to the university"s club rowing team
She attended Boston University for graduate school and trained at the Riverside Boat Club from 2007–2010 until she was named as a Team United States of America member in September 2010.