After receiving her high school education at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, she attended the Jeanne Mance School of Nursing in Burlington, becoming a registered nurse in 1969.
ˈæftɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ hɜː hˈaɪ skˈuːl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən æt tʃˈæmpleɪn vˈæli jˈuːniən hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn hˈaɪnzbɜːɡ, ʃiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə dʒˈiːn mˈæns skˈuːl ʌv nˈɜːsɪŋ ɪn bˈɜːlɪŋtən, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd nˈɜːs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.