Mrs. Neas was born in Austin, Texas while her father was stationed there in the United States Army.  He retired from the service when she was nine months old and the family returned home to Wichita.  Growing up in Wichita, she remembers a time when the old Wichita Mall was "Kiddieland", a place you could go to ride the ponies.  She attended Munger , Cessna, Dodge Elementary schools and Mayberry Junior High School.  She graduated from Clearwater High School.  She is multi-lingual, fluent in both French and Spanish.  She originally wanted to be a marine biologist and work on Jacques Cousteau's boat but realized that would be no place to raise a family so she switched gears to education. She received her Bachelor's degree from Wichita State University.

Before coming to Riverside she taught at Irving and White Elementary in kindergarten and first grades.

Mrs. Neas has been married for fourteen years and has two children.  They enjoy traveling and camping.  Their favorite camping spot is the Shell Knob area of Tablerock Lake.