About

Nothing creates the need for reinvention like living in New York City during a pandemic.

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But let me go back a little further...

 

After a Hoosier childhood and getting my BA in Spanish from Wellesley College in Massachusetts (which included the privilege of a year living in Spain), I took a few years to figure out that I might actually be an actor at heart. So I set about getting my graduate degree in Acting from Wayne State University/the Hilberry Repertory Theatre in Detroit with an additional stop along the way to train at the Moscow Art Theatre School. After graduation, I started my professional career at the Michigan Shakespeare Festival before heading off to work on various stages in New York.​

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Naturally, living the life of an actor means one has the opportunity (read: necessity) to accrue a curious array of experience and sundry, side-job-related skills. In my case, that meant being a certified CPR instructor in NYC public schools and an administrative assistant/receptionist at a Midtown Manhattan hedge fund—you know, totally related stuff.

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Then, March 2020 rolled around. No need to recap anything here, because we were all there and already know too much.

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But long story...well, long...family health needs and other opportunities lost meant a reinvention was in order, and it was going to need to take place in my home state of Indiana.

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So, my career as a voice actor began, specifically in the form of audiobook narration from my professional home recording studio. Plus, finding myself back in all those wide-open Midwestern spaces combined with my lifelong love of sport resulted in a road-running habit. Running (including a performance footwear obsession) and my once-dormant writing skills would then lead me to become a regular product-tester, review contributor, and editor for one of the best (and first) to do it, WearTesters.com.

 

Additional virtual work as an event facilitator and guest voice artist appearances on social media marketing videos brought about yet another collision of long-cultivated storytelling skills and interests: creating short-form video content end-to-end with my now producing partner.

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And that's where I find myself today: at the intersection where my strange little collection of skills, passions, and experience can be put to full use for storytelling of all kinds—whether on the page, on the stage, behind the mic, or on a digital media platform near you.

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Now I just need to figure out how to include my love of cats and the humble pigeon somewhere...