Vanessa Norrell was raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and earned her Masters in Education at Long Island University. While earning her Masters Degree she taught in Brooklyn, New York. She continued to teach kindergarten, first grade and second grade Special Education in Brooklyn for 8 years. When relocating back to her hometown, she taught third grade at Moravian Academy, before the birth of her second child. Currently, Vanessa lives in Hellertown with her two children and husband. They enjoy riding their bikes on the rail trail.

In her free time you can find Vanessa both taking and teaching yoga classes.