Hadley received her B.S. in Elementary Education PreK-9 from the State University of New York at Oswego (1998) and her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell (2005). She is a recent Ph.D. graduate from Old Dominion University.
Hadley has always had a keen desire for education. Her dedication and commitment to education started when she was 22 and continues for over 23 years. Two years after teaching fourth grade in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, she moved to Boston with her husband and continued teaching in K-8 schools.