Ms. Spencer is a 1997 graduate of Baylor University, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Journalism and Religion. She is a 2003 graduate and alumni of South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas, holding a Doctor of Jurisprudence. She has been a member of the State Bar of Texas since 2004. Ms. Spencer has been a long-time member and served on the Board of Directors of the Baylor University Woman's Association of Houston, and she is the 2015-2016 Vice President of Philanthropy for that organization. Further, she is the founder of Voce Ministries, an organization established to train and encourage women to recognize, respond and support other women suffering abuse, and to aid in their healing. The Spencer family are native Houstonians.