Dr. Bakke is a native to Bemidji, graduating from Bemidji High School in 2000. She then went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of North Dakota. She graduated from the University of Minnesota school of Dentistry in 2008. She served as a dentist in the United States Airforce for 3 and a half years. She started at Scotland Bakke Dental in 2011.

Dr. Bakke married her husband Tom in 2009. They have three children, Bergen, Conrad and Graham. Outside the office she enjoys hiking, biking, swimming, coaching, and trying to keep up with her parents Lee and Polly Scotland.