Delaina Scholes studied general office occupations and clerical services at Eastern Idaho Technical College before graduating from BYU-Idaho with a bachelor's degree in communication. She then earned a master's degree in education from Capella University.
Delaina joined BYU-Idaho in 1985 as a registrar's office assistant. She served as an office manager in the English Department from 2007 to 2013. inaddition to her office manager duties in the Communication Department at BYU in Provo, Utah, Delaina also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Communication at BYU-Idaho.