Lani Boyd was a substitute in the Fairfield district for a year and a half before she started full time. She started teaching at Washington Elementary in 2006. She has taught second and third grade there. She has her Associate of Arts degree from Indian Hills Community College and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Buena Vista University. She received her Master of Arts degree from Morningside College in 2014. She started her career as an Instructional Coach in 2018.