BrookeAnn Watterson grew up in Cache Valley and graduated from Sky View High School. She then went to Utah State University to earn her Bachelor's degree in Mathematics Education with a minor in Physics Teaching. She taught high school in California and middle school in Alabama. She also taught business calculus while going to graduate school at Auburn University in Alabama.

BrookeAnn enjoys hiking, biking, skiing, reading, playing the piano, cooking, and learning new things.