She performs with the Cabinet, a troupe at the Improv Comedy Lab in Los Angeles, California.
Daughter of Dr. Linda J. Shockley and Dr. William W. Shockley of Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Daughter-in-law of Paula J. Edell of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey and Marc Z. Edell of Long Valley, New Jersey.
She earned a Bachelor's Degree with highest honors from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earned a Master's Degree in film production from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.