Born and raised in the mid-western State of Wisconsin, Wendy graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Music before moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1990. She has made this her home ever since.

As a professional musician, she plays the French Horn and is a member of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Con Gracia Wind Quintet. An avid gardener, Wendy is a member of the WSU Master Gardener Program.

Wendy lives in Vancouver with her husband Doug. Doug is also a professional musician, a superb mechanic and old car fanatic. Look for them around town in their original 1971 Camaro!