As a young girl I was fascinated by film. I loved everything about the industry… the storytelling, the glamour, the creativity. It all fascinated me. I took classes in theater, arts, and dance. However, I was told that in order to succeed in life and not become a “starving artist,” I would have to get a “real education.” So I followed orders and went to a prestigious university in Toronto, Canada. After two years of being bored and confused, I decided to take a year off from my underwhelming university education to “find myself.” Three years later, after traveling through Europe, I landed in Washington, D.C. at Howard University studying broadcast journalism and spending the summer interning at CBS News and working at radio stations throughout the Washington DC metropolitan area.

I moved to Miami, Florida to launch and host a  television show centered on the Caribbean, worked as a public information and promotions specialist for a local Public Television station, and eventually became the Director of Marketing and Communications for Miami-Dade County.