Gina Beck was raised in Donora, Pennsylvania and retired from the military in 2017 after 22 years of service. She is an avid animal lover and enjoys volunteering at Here With Us Farm Sanctuary where she gets to spend time with the real Winnie and lots of other rescued goats, sheep, cows, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and pigs. Gina also enjoys reading, playing board games, hiking, paddle boarding, and skiing. She currently lives in central Pennsylvania with her Great Pyrenees dog, Milo and her two cats, Rascal and Tilly.