Samantha was born and raised in a small town right outside of St. Louis, MO., and moved to New Bern in 2022 to continue her service in the North Carolina Army National Guard. Samantha graduated from Southwestern Illinois College with an Associates in Arts, served as a Paralegal in the National Guard, and is continuing her education at East Carolina University where
she will graduate with a Bachelors in Marketing. Samantha’s future goals include attending law school and becoming a civilian attorney as well as a JAG officer in the Army National Guard.

Samantha is a wife and a cat mom to two, Rhysand and George. In her spare time, she likes to practice tumbling, yoga, weightlifting, reading (usually fantasy books), and travel.