Paige was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended the University of Nebraska Omaha to receive a BS in Chemistry and completed her second BS in Medical Laboratory Science at University of Nebraska Medical Center. She is the Clinical Coordinator of Microbiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the Medical Laboratory Science Program within the College of Allied Health Professions. Within the program, Paige coordinates student laboratories in Microbiology and facilitates student Microbiology rotations in the clinical setting.