She was born on 5 October 1950 in
Malem, but grew up in
Utwe. Her father was Reverend Benjamin Benjamin. She attended
Utwe Elementary School and
Bethania High School in Belau from 1965 to 1969. She graduated in 1972 from
Micronesia Community College. She married mechanic Henry Noda and returned to Utwe Elementary School to teach. In 1974, she moved to teach English at
Kosrae High School and from 1978 to 1985 was head of the department. In 1983, she was ordained as a deaconess, becoming the youngest woman to be ordained to the position in the history of Kosrae. As of 2006, she was a Kosraean culture tutor at the College of Micronesia. == Awards ==