Payge joined the company in September 2021. Originally from California, she recently relocated her family to North Carolina. Payge has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University Long Beach and a paralegal certificate from the University of California Irvine. Having held paralegal positions both at law firms and as in-house counsel of Fortune 500 companies, Payge has more than twenty-five years experience working in the legal field. Looking to transition into a specialty, she considered the contracts opportunity at AAE to be a perfect fit. In her free time, Payge likes spending time with family and friends, reading, going to museums and concerts, traveling, and being outdoors.