Anne has a PhD from Oregon State University, where she studied Dusky Canada and Cackling Geese, and an M.S. from Humboldt State University, where she studied Aleutian Cackling Geese. Previously, she worked with the USFWS as a graduate and undergraduate student. At the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Anne coordinated the Aleutian Goose Working Group and worked as a biologist. She has worked at a variety of other national wildlife refuges, including the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex.