She has worked for Paducah Bank for 21 years and began her tenure as a summer college intern. She is a graduate of Heath High School and the KBA General Banking School. She earned an associate in arts degree with distinction from Paducah Community College and a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Murray State University.

She serves in a variety of roles for Palestine United Methodist Church.  She is an administrative council member, membership secretary, the Pastor/Staff-Parish Relations committee and treasurer for the Cemetery committee.

Paducah Bank is an award-winning, locally-owned bank with banking centers in six locations in the city and county, and employs more than 130 people. Paducah Bank was named the Best Place to Work in Kentucky among medium-sized companies in 2006. In 2008, Paducah Bank was chosen by the Wall Street Journal as one of the nation’s Top 15 Small Workplaces and was named Best Bank in the Paducah Sun Readers’ Choice Awards in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Recently, the bank was named one of the Top 50 Banks in the nation for effective use of social media by ICBA. Paducah Bank was the only Kentucky bank to make the list.