Gloria was born and raised in Southern California. She completed her undergraduate education at Brown University where she concentrated in Human Biology and also played for the Varsity Women’s Soccer team. She went on to obtain a Master of Physician Assistant Studies  at Duke University. Gloria is married to an Indiana native, Adam, and a proud mom of two boys. An interesting fact about Gloria is that she lived in Argentina for a year backpacking around the country and building homes for underserved communities with her now husband.