- Courtney is the only sister with three brothers
- She attended Suffolk University, studying at both the main Boston/Beacon Hill campus and the University’s West African campus, located in Dakar, Senegal
- She worked as a passenger service agent for a major airline at Boston’s Logan International Airport
- She graduated in May, 2003, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
- Yates is currently a waitress in a popular restaurant in New York City’s Union Square
- Courtney is a loyal member of Red Sox Nation