Has a bachelor degree in geography from the University of Texas at Austin. Vice President of Communications at Technology Futures, Inc (TFI) (2018). Directed TFI's MiniTrends Conference Series in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Cowrote book "MINITRENDS: How Innovators & Entrepreneurs Discover & Profit From Business & Technology Trends" with her father, John Vanston.