Chandra Arjoonsingh received her AS in Nursing from Nassau Community College, BSN from Chamberlain University, and MS in Nursing Education from Aspen University. She has worked as an adjunct faculty member at TCI and the University of Mount St. Vincent. Arjoonsingh practiced for 20 years as a Physical Therapy Assistant before becoming a registered nurse. She worked at St. John's Episcopal Hospital for 19 years, winning the 2003 Nurse of the Year award.