Dr. Anderson grew up in nearby St. Paul and White Bear Lake, MN where she cultivated a love of hockey and the outdoors from an early age. Beginning with the Ringettes in elementary school and continuing with hockey in middle school and later the Minnesota Thoroughbreds in high school, she went on to play college hockey for Colbie College in Waterville, Maine. Returning to the Midwest, Dr. Anderson completed her undergraduate work at UW - Madison in 2005 and earned her dental degree from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 2009. She practiced dentistry in Madison, WI and Forreston, IL before moving to Hudson in 2015 after purchasing Crestview Family Dental.