Faye is the President of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, following her service as BCG Vice President from 2021 to 2022. She previously served as President of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and joined the Board of Directors for the National Genealogical Society after the NGS–FGS merger in 2020. She also serves on the Board of her local society in Montgomery County, Texas, and is the Director of the FamilySearch Center in Conroe, Texas.

Faye is a professional genealogist at Southern Hearts Genealogy and earned her Certified Genealogist® credential in 2018. Her earlier professional career was in corporate finance, where she held leadership positions including Assistant Corporate Controller, subsidiary Controller and CFO, General Auditor, and Chief Ethics Officer for a Fortune 100 company. A sixth-generation Kentuckian, Faye loves spending time with her family—both the living and the dead.