Alyssa grew up in southwestern Minnesota. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Nursing from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN in 2001. After graduation, she worked as an RN in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit in Fargo, ND. In 2004 Alyssa and her husband moved to Billings where she worked in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Vincent Hospital for 7 years. Soon after, she joined the CardioVascular Consultants of Montana staff in May 2011. When not working, Alyssa keeps busy in the activities of her four children and enjoys baking, playing the piano and singing at church.