Devoni holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Humanities from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL, a Master of Education in Administration/Supervision from National - Louis University in Tampa, FL, and a graduate certificate in Human Resource Management from Nova Southeastern University, in Tampa, FL. 

Her professional background includes time spent as an academic advisor, learning support specialist, English teacher, administration, and college prep instructor. In 2011 and 2016, she was awarded the Ida S. Baker Diversity Educator of the Year from the Hillsborough Education Foundation in Hillsborough, FL. Most recently, Devoni worked with Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University.