Tristan graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications. During her time there, she worked in the marketing office at the KSU Theatre. Tristan has previously interned for the City of Wichita in the Division of Arts and Cultural Services, where she assisted in planning and promoting the 2009 Wichita Flight Festival. Communication areas that Tristan finds particularly interesting are entertainment PR, media relations and community relations.