ʃiː ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪnðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, dˈiː.sˈiː. ˈɛɹiə ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv wˈɪljəm ænd mˈɛɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːɹts, ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən.
She grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1987 (Bachelor of Arts, Religion).