Vanessa Kim is a native of Wilmington, NC. After graduating from John T. Hoggard High School in 1982, she received two degrees from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. In 1986, she received a BA in Communication and in 1990, a BS in Psychology. In 2015, she received a Master’s degree in Theology from True Standard Christian Bible College. In 2019, She was sworn in as a Guardian ad Litem. Kim became a published author in 2021 of the book, RED FLAGS DON'T CHANGE COLORS