I grew up in Walnut Creek, CA, a suburb of the SF Bay Area, participating in sports, girl scouts, and school. By the time I finished grade school, two facts had emerged: I am good at sports, but I am not a competitive person. My sports career wasn't all bad; I learned to be humble in victory and gracious in defeat. I've found that lesson has come in handy more than once, in the theatre world.

I've always had a hard time focusing in school. Diagnosed with ADHD in second grade, I've often had to talk to teachers and spend extra time to get the same education as everyone else. Hard work is the least I expect from myself. My lessons from persisting in school paid off in theatre too, where I have learned to shoulder not getting a call-back or the part I worked so hard to get.

My mom says that it takes people a lifetime to figure out that they should make what they love their job. In my mind, passion is just as important as talent. My love for theatre helps me to stay consistent in taking lessons and moving forward along my path to my goal. As long as I am having fun, learning, improving, and enjoying musical theatre, I'm good.

Ever since I was in pre-school, I was the one you'd find sitting by herself singing a Disney tune. I've sung since I can remember, and much to my family's comment, I still sing throughout the house at all hours of the day. I first started taking ballet, advancing to dancing several days a week, that is until I took a theatre class. At that point, I began hiding my ballet tights from my mother so that I didn't have to go to ballet class. I started to declare musical theatre was my dream when I was in middle school. After participating in acting and musical theatre intensives for several summers, my joy has only grown.

From my days of exploring Pinterest, and researching quotes on confidence, I kept running across girl boss and entrepreneur quotes and tips. I liked everything those quotes stood for, independence, creativity, and empowerment. It inspired me to want to start my own business and make those quotes reality. In a way, I'm already an entrepreneur. I understand that to succeed in the musical theatre business, a person must market themselves as if they were a brand. Here I am!

I put a little part of me into every role that I play. But what I want for the immediate future is to study musical theatre where I'll be able to learn what is going to set me apart from the rest.