Born in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Ms. Graham grew up in upstate New York and New Jersey. She earned a diploma from Juilliard Pre-College, a Bachelors of Music from Northwestern University, and a Masters of Music from the Peabody Conservatory. Her teachers include Peter Landgren, Dale Clevenger, Gail Williams, Frøydis Ree Wekre and Arnold Jacobs. She has won several competitions, including the horn divisions of the Summit Brass International Solo Competition and the Seventeen Magazine National Concerto Competition, where she was also the winner of the American Music Prize.

An avid chamber musician, Ms. Graham has performed in recital with the Gretna Winds on the Music at Gretna chamber series, and regularly appears in the Second Presbyterian Candlelight Series.

In the odd moments when not holding a horn, she enjoys traveling, yoga, chess, running, and hiking.