She went to Hall High School in West Hartford, CT, a school famous for its strong Jazz program, and was part of the jazz band when it won the Essentially Ellington Competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Sie besuchte die Hall High School in West Hartford, CT, die für ihr wirksames Jazzprogramm bekannt ist, und war Teil der Schuljazzband, als diese den Wettbewerb Essentially Ellington im Jazz at Lincoln Center gewann.