Huffer was born to an American mother and a French father. She has studied in the United States and France.[4] She is a graduate of UCLA.[5] Huffer has worked for 11 years in the Pacific Studies Program as a Senior Lecturer and as an Associate Professor at the University of the South Pacific.[4] She also served as Human Development Adviser for the then South Pacific Commission.[4]
Huffer and the 1991 World Cup squad were inducted into the United States Rugby Hall of Fame in 2017.[6][7]