Denise holds a Master’s degree in Biblical Theology from the Augustine Institute along with a teaching credential and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from California State University, Fullerton. Denise spent ten years as an instructor for the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary Lay Division before retiring in 2022. Prior to teaching for the Lay Division, she spent over ten years teaching in Catholic schools and directed RCIA at the parish level. Denise now resides in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina with her husband.