Her father served as an instructor at Ricker College in Houlton before teaching literature and writing at the University of Maine at Augusta while her mother worked as a social worker with the Maine Department of Human Services.
Hendes far var instruktør ved Ricker College i Houlton, før han underviste i litteratur og skrivning på Universitet i Maine i Augusta, imens hendes mor arbejdede som socialrådgiver ved Maine Department of Human Services.