I was born in the San Francisco Bay Area. Though I wasn't allowed to watch much TV (and was never allowed to watch a movie adaptation of a book if I hadn't read the book first), I spent hours with my grandmother watching the classics on VHS box sets (yeah, I'm of the Age of VHS!)

 

I moved to South Carolina as a teenager, and it was then I got more creative about watching movies; I would sneak to the theatre, or record movies from network TV to watch at 2am when everyone else was asleep.

 

It was also there I attended journalism classes and wrote for the local paper before enrolling at Maranatha University in Wisconsin, where I lettered in DIII soccer while earning a BA in Humanities with minors in history and writing.

 

I intended to to pursue print journalism, so began writing for the University's Communications Department. I quickly became involved in video productions, which incorporated my lifelong love of narrative and creative storytelling with my journalism and writing background. In addition to producing college promotional videos and internal pieces, I partnered with another film student to write, film, edit, and produce skits, parodies, shorts, and a weekly webcast.