A native of upstate New York, Michele (Coston) Longabaugh moved to Wichita, Kansas, to work as a registered nurse as a young woman. After her relocation to the midwest she met and married Jerry Longabaugh. She is the mother to three beautiful children, now grown. She was employed as a hospital nurse for more than fifteen years before becoming involved with medical device sales in cardiac rhythm management. Now, as a small business owner, she partners with one of her best friends and continues to work in medical device sales as an independent sales representative. Michele continues to reside in Wichita and considers herself an ordinary woman caught in extraordinary circumstances.