Rebekah graduated from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania with a psychology major and biology minor, focusing her studies on animal behavior. She has worked, volunteered, and interned at numerous animal care facilities in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and even South Africa. With her passion for big cats in mind she began volunteering at Lions Tigers & Bears after moving to San Diego, where her outstanding talents were quickly utilized in a variety of ways.

Not long after that, she was hired on as a keeper and also assists with managing the onsite gift shop.