Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida, I moved to New York City in 1996 to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, with a focus on Meisner, Alexander Technique, and the Skinner Method for Voice and Speech.

I joined the U.S. Navy in 2006 and was stationed in San Diego, where I served as a journalist and editor of the newspaper for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. After I completed my enlistment, I attended San Diego State University and earned a B.S. in Television, Film, and New Media Production. My senior thesis film War Torn was awarded the Kathleen Kennedy Grant.

I'm currently a second-year graduate student pursuing an MA in Theatre Arts (emphasis in playwriting) from SDSU. My play Affected Place was developed through the Veterans Playwriting Workshop at La Jolla Playhouse, which concluded with a public staged reading. My ten-minute play Corporate Deregulation received a staged reading as part of the Powers New Voices Festival at The Old Globe. 

My interests include crossword puzzles, black coffee, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and confounding expectations. I'm a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.