Bonnie Parsons was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. When she was 13, her family moved to Amherst, Massachusetts where she attended high school and university. Bonnie and her husband, Paul, live in Clarence, New York. Previously, they lived in the Parkside neighborhood of North Buffalo for over thirty years where they raised their two children. They have five grandchildren.
Bonnie received her undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has a master's degree from the University of Rhode Island and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Leadership from Buffalo State College.
