I grew up in a small town in western Montana and graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman with a bachelor's degree in cell biology and neuroscience. I attended Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon, on a military scholarship. After school, I started active duty service in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany for more than 3 years. I am happy to be back in the Pacific Northwest and to be part of Kaiser Permanente's team.