Chelsea is a native of Morrison, and is a graduate of Morrison High School. She attended Clinton Community College in Clinton, IA where she received her Associates Degree in Arts. She then attended Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, IL and received her Associates Degree in Mortuary Science in the spring of 2008. She has recently purchased a new home in Morrison and is now spending her spare time remodeling and making it her own. She is the proud owner/parent of an English Bulldog puppy, Lola.