In addition to her work in the Arizona Legislature, she is also the social media and technology editor of the American Journal of Medicine.

Powers Hannley is a native of Amherst, Ohio but has lived in Tucson, Arizona since 1981.

For most of her professional career, Powers Hannley worked in public relations and corporate communications.

She is the former Program Director and Principal Investigator for the Arizona Smokers Helpline and related Internet and evaluation services (1998-2004) and former managing editor of the American Journal of Medicine (2004–2016).

Powers Hannley is a graduate of Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst, Ohio.