Ms. Pressel has worked in the mental health and drug and alcohol service systems in many different capacities for over 15 years.

She was a residential counselor with at-risk youth, a mental health intensive case manager, a drug and alcohol counselor, and a county case management specialist.

Ms. Pressel earned a Bachelor of Science with a minor in psychology from the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, a Master of Science with a concentration in homeland security from California University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in marketing from Columbia Southern University.