Vicki grew up in Maywood, IL where she graduated from Proviso East high school. She then attended Loyola University and graduated with a Baccalaureate in Nursing. She lived in the south loop for about 3 years before moving to Roselle in 1995.
As a nurse, Vicki started out in Neonatal, then became a Pediatric Critical Care nurse at the University of Illinois. She then became an Associate Director of Operations for Rush Healthplans, then Administrative Director of Sales and Marketing at a local Pediatric
Homecare Company and then finally a Director for a National Pediatric homecare company.
In 2011, Vicki left bedside nursing due to a back injury that placed her on disability.
She has been a member of Roselle United Methodist church for 5 years where she leads as Executive Director of the Roselle Community Food Pantry.