Haley Harrell graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan College with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She has work experience as a veterinary assistant at Monroe County Animal Hospital since 2009, where she provided care to animals including administering medications and assisting with lab tests and surgeries. She also has experience as a dance instructor and has worked on the Tennessee Wesleyan College campus. Her education included courses in anatomy, physiology, zoology, ecology, and microbiology and she conducted research on the rabies virus for her seminar.