Anna (she/her) moved to Asheville in 2004 to attend UNC Asheville. She graduated in 2008 with a degree in Ethics and Social Institutions. After that, she remained in the Asheville area, working for nonprofits including Children First/Communities in Schools, the YMCA, interning at the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, teaching developmental gymnastics to kids ages birth-12, and training, performing, and teaching aerial arts. She returned to graduate school at Western Carolina University and earned her masters in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2013. Since then, she has worked as a speech-language pathologist in private practice and at Mission Hospital. She started with PAT in October of 2024 as lead SLP and location director.