Whitney grew up in Georgia and New Mexico with a variety of family pets and a love of both domestic animals and wildlife, While completing her degree in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona, Whitney worked in an animal behavior lab, interned at Reid Park Zoo, and participated in a habitat restoration project on Philip Island in Victoria, Australia. Whitney has been a part time Customer Service Representative at Catalina Pet Hospital since 2012, and a full time Zookeeper since 2013. Whitney shares her home with her husband, her dog Knox, her cats Halley and Comet and her turtle Shelbert.