Ainslee grew up all around the world in Virginia, Peru, Turkey, Colombia, and Germany. She was an Honors Program student at James Madison University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Health Studies with a minor in Biology. She earned her master’s degree in Physician Assistant studies at George Washington University. She began practice as a Physician Assistant in the United States Navy and served Marines, Sailors and their beneficiaries in Family Practice at Camp Lejeune, NC. She continues to serve as an Officer in the Navy Reserves. She is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants and the American Academy of Physician Assistants. She lives in Cary with her husband and three children. She has traded in her marathon running shoes for golf clubs and hopes to get back to traveling soon.