Janice Welch was born and raised in Kansas. She attended Fort Hays State University where she obtained a degree in Zoology and pre-medicine with a minor in Chemistry.

After college, Janice moved to Los Angeles, California and began a career in hospital finance. While there she attended Northridge State University at Northridge, California obtaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Later she attended Indiana University where she took post graduate degree courses in accounting. Ms. Welch worked 30 years with a successful career in Healthcare Finance.

Now, semi-retired, she lives outside of Lebanon, TN where she has a horse ranch. Ms. Welch has much love for Tennessee and the great people here.

Ms. Welch has one daughter who is a Nurse Practitioner in Georgetown, Kentucky, who attended UK and obtained both her master’s and doctorate degrees from Vanderbilt University. Ms. Welch also has two grandchildren, who are both in high school.