Bio, via Department of Defense:

Ms. Pearce has held a number of positions in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, including: Associate Deputy General Counsel, DoD Office of General Counsel, Personnel and Health Policy; Senior Defense Advisor to Senator Susan Collins; Staff Lead and Counsel of the Subcommittee on Readiness, Staff Lead of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Counsel of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives. Ms. Pearce has also served as an advisor on criminal appellate issues to Chief Judge Andrew S. Effron, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and during her time on active duty as an aide to the Secretary of the Air Force and assistant executive to the Judge Advocate General. Additionally, from 2003 to 2007 she was assigned as an adjunct faculty instructor of criminal law and trial practice at the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School. The American Bar Association has appointed Ms. Pearce to serve as an advisor to the Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law and the Standing Committee on Law and National Security. She has served on a number of boards, including the Judge Advocate General’s School Foundation and the Nevada Rape Crisis Center. Additionally, in 2012 she served on the Romney Transition Team as the Deputy Team Lead for national security appointments. Her awards include the United States Air Force Alfred M. Kuhfeld Outstanding Judge Advocate of the Year and the Ritchey Leadership Award. She is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals. Ms. Pearce received her B.A., cum laude, from Mount Holyoke College and her J.D. from the University of Connecticut.