Wendy began using genetic genealogy with cases of unknown or misattributed parentage in 2017. In 2020 she brought her skills into the world of Human Identification and since that time has helped with cases through Redgrave Research, DNA Doe Project, Cold Case Coalition/Intermountain Forensics and Bode Technology. She was a Practitioner-In-Residence at the University of New Haven in their FGG Graduate Certificate program in 2022 and 2023 and is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Graduate Certificate in Forensic Genetic Genealogy from the University of New Haven.