Odbayar Parry was born and raised in Mongolia. She completed Orkhon Foreign Language University with her bachelors degree in English teaching and translation in 1998. She worked as an English teacher and tour guide prior to coming to the United States in 2002. She received her bachelors in Social Work in 2006 and masters in Social Work in 2008 from Brigham Young University in Provo UT. She has been practicing social work both in community and correctional settings since 2008. She also is a Certified Correctional Officer and Certified Public Manager.
Currently, she is a Correctional Programming Administrator and oversees the programming operation of two community correctional centers in Salt Lake City, UT. She also teaches Social Work 611 (Supervised Clinical Practicum) at BYU. She was a Mental Health officer for 10 years for Valley Behavioral Health and has a vast knowledge of working with clients with severe MH issues and Dual diagnosis. She also has presented at local and national conferences including American Correctional Association and Critical Issues Facing Children and Adolescent conferences. She was involved with the initial research project on the mother and infant program in 2019 with Utah Department of Corrections and several other state agencies. She was a former co chair for Women's Summit Co Chair and successfully organized a couple Women's Symposium conferences in regards to criminal justice involving women.