Nancy grew up both in Medford, OR and Portland, OR. She went to high school at Portland Union Academy and graduated in 1970. She received her B.A. in Business Administration and Home Economics from Walla Walla College. She worked at Harris Junior Academy in Pendleton, OR and at the Pacific Press Publishing Association before coming here to Mt. Ellis. She has been working at MEA for a total of twenty-one years now. She is married with two kids and loves to read in the little spare time that she has.