Gina Taffe is originally from Wappinger Falls, New York, where she attended St. Columba Catholic School and Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie. She has been a school counselor at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Raleigh for twelve years. Mrs. Taffe received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Fairfield University in Connecticut and her Masters in Social Work degree from the University of Maryland in Baltimore. She is a member of the North Carolina School Counselor Association and the National Association of Social Workers.