Haley Dodson was born and raised on her family’s fifth-generation cattle ranch nestled in the heart of California’s Gold Country of Calaveras County. Following high school, she attended Columbia Junior College in Sonora, California and graduated with an Associate of Arts degree. In 2017, she graduated from Valdosta State University with a Bachelor of Science in Office Administration & Technology degree. In 2019, she graduated from Valdosta State University with a Master of Education in Business Education & Information Technology degree. She has been employed with the Cambria Community Services District since May 2016.