Renee earned her Bachelor's Degree in visual art from the University of Minnesota in 2011 and her Masters of Education in Visual Art in 2012. She has been teaching visual arts at L.H. Tanglen Elementary since the 2012-2013 school year, and has also taught visual art at Glendale Elementary in Savage/Prior Lake, Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, West Junior High in Hopkins, and the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Department.