Vanessa was born and raised on a tobacco farm in Tillsonburg and then moved to Courtland where her parents still reside.

Vanessa graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1997 from UWO.

Vanessa lives in Tillsonburg with her husband of over 20 years and 2 adult children. 

She has been a member of CREA and RECO as a registered Real Estate Sales Representative since 2007 and has been with Coldwell Banker since 2010. Vanessa has sat on the Tillsonburg Board of Directors and several committees within the real estate community. Vanessa was recently awarded the Canadian Maple Leaf award for sales achievement in 2021. 

Vanessa enjoys running, fishing, quadding, coaching figure skating, working outside around the house and taking her Golden Retriever, Sophie, for walks. She loves spending time with her family.