Cortney graduated from NWTC in 2009 with an Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene. She is also a graduate of Southern Door High School and currently resides in Brussels. 

Cortney loves the outdoors, from hiking and backpacking to canoeing, bow hunting and gardening. She also enjoys traveling, especially to different state and national parks and forests. She tries to check a new destination or two off her list yearly. Cortney is also close with her family and enjoys spending her spare time with them.