"Jan was born and raised in Bloomington, MN and now lives in Savage. She married her high school sweetheart, who works as a print salesman in the Twin Cities. They have two grown children, a wonderful son-in-law, and two smart and talented grandchildren.
After graduating from Bethany College with a degree in cross-cultural studies, she became an RN after attending Lutheran Deaconess School of Nursing in Minneapolis. Later, when her children were pre-teens, she attended Indiana University in Gary to become a Nurse Practitioner, receiving her certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 1985. She has done medical mission outreaches in Haiti, in Europe and in the Philippines."