Audrey was born and raised in Fort Pierce, Florida. In 1994, she began working at the UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center under Dr. Pete Stoffella's supervision as a Biological Scientist in Vegetable Production. Her research focused mainly on tomato and spaghetti squash variety trials along with experiments using compost. In 2009, she transferred to the Aquaculture Laboratory under Dr. Cortney Ohs. Finally, in May 2023, she moved to the Plant and Root Biology Laboratory and began working with Dr. Lorenzo Rossi.