Dr. Harter graduated from the Michigan State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1980. At her first job in Pennsylvania she met her future husband, Dr. John Roumanis, and in 1981 they moved to Connecticut where she worked as a relief veterinarian for a number of different hospitals. In 1986 they built the Berkshire Veterinary Hospital where she has practiced quality small animal medicine and surgery since. She is a member of the Fairfield County Veterinary Medical Association, the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Veterinary Medical Association.