Norton is the daughter of William James Norton and Judith Bressman Norton.[8] Her step-father, Edward James Becerra, whom her mother married when she was a teen, was a U.S. Marine CorpsMaster gunnery sergeant who served for over 24 years including two tours in Vietnam.[9] She was raised in Coquille and Roseburg, Oregon and graduated from Roseburg High School in 1982. She earned a B.S. degree in general science from Portland State University in 1986. Norton enlisted in the Navy to earn money for further education and was commissioned in 1987. She later received an M.S. degree in computer science from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1994 and an M.A. degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College in 2008.[3][10]
Ashore, Norton commanded Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Bahrain; served three tours on the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations staff; the U.S. Pacific Fleet staff; U.S. Pacific Command staff; as officer-in-charge of Naval Telecommunications Center, Fallon, Nevada; and Naval Communications Area Master Station Eastern Pacific.[3]
Personal life
Norton is married to retired U.S. Navy officer Bruce Howard Hamilton and they reside in Pasadena, Maryland.[8][11]
