 White moved to Chicago in 1960 and became a nurse, first at Cook County Hospital, then at the Greenwood Medical Center.In 1965 she got a job of a public health administrator at the Chicago Health Department, and in 1976 earned a bachelor's degree from Chicago State University.In those years White was active as an athletics coach, preparing the national team to the 1981 World Cup and 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival.