 She earned her Bachelors in Arts Education from St. Louis University, and then spent three years from 1994 to 1997 in the United States Peace Corps.During her time in the Peace Corps, she taught English as a Second Language in Klodzko, Poland.On December 11th, 2013, then Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott and Heidi Scheuermann hosted then New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at the state Republican Party's 'Welcome Winter Gala'.