Kellie Slappey Nothstine has a B.A. in political science & history from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. She has a master’s degree in education from the University of Loyola-Chicago, worked for the Department of Education, and spent a decade working at a university as a school administrator and adjunct faculty member. Mrs. Nothstine holds her Juris Doctorate from University of Loyola Chicago School of Law.