Saint Mary's and the SMC Dance Company introduced me to Modern Dance and afforded me the opportunity to choreograph for and perform in ACDF and Company dance concerts, as well as the Bay Area's distinguished Works In The Works festival. I was also featured on ESPN Big Monday Broadcasts as the premier vocalist for Gael Athletics, and I accepted awards & nominations for my work in musical productions on and off campus. Moreover, as a declared student of The Integral Program (an independently accredited school within the school), I studied ancient Greek and trained in logic & persuasive writing. Along with my cohort, I worked mathematical proofs from Euclid to Einstiein, and dissected great works of literature & philosophy, from The Allegory of the Cave to The Fire Next Time. My coursework culminated with the publication of my thesis, On the Unity of Multitude, an analysis and extrapolation of Plato's Parmenides. QED

I'm a big believer in the power of education and the pursuit of Balance; I love delving into new disciplines, and learning about new ideas & discoveries. I've been caught geeking out about cephalopods, updates to the periodic table, running water on Mars, and the History channel (honorable mention to National Geographic & Animal Planet). I believe in changing the world -- and in the value of the non-profit model. A life-long champion of arts education and social equity causes, I have also advocated for public broadcasting as one of the voices of CapRadio, and I created the Perennial fundraising campaign for climate science & biodiversity conservation in my home state of California, a global biodiversity hotspot. I'm Complementary Medicine Association accredited LCE certified sound healer, an RIDQC certified member of the Designer Society of America, and a proud member of Actors' Equity Association. I've appeared at TEDx & debuted new material alongside Broadway composer L. Jay Kuo; I've hit the road with Grammy winning rock legends Los Lobos, collaborating with Louie Perez on short stories & poetry projects; and I've been honored to perform in my hometown's favorite summer tradition: Broadway Sacramento's Music Circus.