 Her father, S. Henry Bundles, Jr. (1927-2019  ), became president of Summit Laboratories, another hair care manufacturer, in 1957 after having worked briefly with the Walker Company.He served as an Indianapolis 500 Festival director for many years and was a board member of the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Bureau.Bundles graduated in 1970 in the top five per cent of her class from North Central High School, where she was co-editor of the "Northern Lights", vice president of student council and co-chair and founder of the human relations council, which addressed racial issues in a student population less than ten percent black.