- She loves football and watches all Wisconsin Badgers and Chicago Bears games.
- She is a geek for crossword puzzles. With the earnings from her first commercial she didn't splurge to by anything fancy, instead she hit up the nearest bookstore for a new crossword book and crossword dictionary.
- Her mother is her biggest inspiration and supporter. She is known affectionately as mama B to many of her children's friends and is the 'mom to all'. She is so supportive and loving of all her 'kids' that she has even been asked to participate in many of their weddings despite actual relation.
- She has one older brother named Adam. They are only 18 months apart in age and he is her best friend. He is a talented marching and concert band director in Wisconsin.
- She has a double major in Zoology and Biological Aspects of Conservation from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Understudied the role of Helen played by 'Criminal Minds' Kirsten Vangsness in the West Coast Premier of Neil LaBute's 'Fat Pig' at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
- At the age of 5, was runner up for Pure Water Day Little Miss in her home town of Chippewa Falls, which is known for the purest water in the world.
- She is a member of several Marine Biological Societies including: The American Cetacean Society and The Society for Marine Mammalogy.
- She has been a swimmer all of her life and enjoys SCUBA diving and snorkeling.
- At the age of 9, she did her first triathlon with her best friend Erin. Erin's father still refers to that as their glory days.
- Received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her thesis. Her research focused on limnological studies-the study of fresh water bodies.
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