Kristin Wellnitz earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, with a minor in Leadership Communications and a concentration in Spanish. She went on to complete a Master's degree in Counseling and Psychology in Education at the University of South Dakota, specializing in School and Community Agency Counseling. Kristin is a Nationally Certified Counselor. She has served  as a full-time Psychology Instructor at Southeast Technical College since December 2010.