After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in psychology and zoology (2011), I started my own budding pet sitting business with a clientele of approximately a dozen individuals. I offered petsitting in my home, as well as the clients'. I also offered dog walking services. I stepped away from my business in 2012 to pursue a career in zookeeping as a primate zookeeper at Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL. I left this position to pursue volunteer work in the jungles of Ecuador where I worked as an animal caretaker and volunteer coordinator at Merazonia, a rescue rehabilitation center for Ecuadorian wildlife. I currently work at Sea Life Park caring for the seabirds as a wildlife keeper.