Evelyn graduated from the University of Washington, Seattle in Speech Language Pathology, and completed a gap year while working full-time as a behavior technician with autistic children. She currently works as an assistive tech specialist at the State of Washington Vocational Rehab Division.

Despite losing her hearing from meningitis as a younger child, she completed high school with an A-average in three years. A member of the national honor society, she also participated in sports, robotics, and drama extracurricular activities.

Evelyn has a cochlear implant, which she received after recovering from meningitis.