Samantha began working at the University of Utah in 2011, with an extensive background working at PAC 12 universities. She earned her M.Ed. in Higher Education from the University of Washington, and B.A. with honors in Political Science and International Studies with minors in Art History and Latin American Studies from the University of Oregon.

Prior to working at the Eccles School, Samantha was the Academic Advisor in the Political Science Department at the U and received the Outstanding U of U Academic Advising Award in 2013. She moved to Utah for the beautiful outdoors and spends winters at Snowbird and summers mountain biking in Park City.