I was born in Kent and raised in historic Leicestershire, England. I started dance and theatre at a young age and studied Theatre, Dance, English and Communications at Melton Mowbray College. My parents always encouraged me to travel and try new things and I guess I took it to heart because after working professionally for several years I took an opportunity that brought me to America.

I lived in New England for almost 8 years and during that time I danced in a contemporary dance company and worked full time in a theatre as an actor, resident choreographer and ran the Children’s Theatre Workshop program, amongst a whole range of other jobs that go along with working in a theatre. During that time I also had the chance to work with various other local theatre companies and school theatre programs.

My husband and I eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue film and television, which was fun (you can find me on IMDB) but made me realize that my first love is really theatre and dance. I took a break from Hollywood for a while to pursue a career in fitness and gained 3 national personal training certifications. I worked for 24Hr Fitness, Semper Fit at MCAS Miramar and trained privately for many years.

Shortly after 9/11 my husband joined the Navy Reserves as a corpsman and after a tour in Iraq, he was stationed on active duty in San Diego, we moved our young family and have been here ever since.

 I was introduced to Innovations Academy on the recommendation of a friend and both of my children started in kindergarten.  At the end of the 2013/14 school year I was invited to run a Performing arts pilot program at IA  and built it into the robust program it is today. My daughter is now a junior at the MET high school and my son is in 8th grade this year.

The mission of the Performing Arts Program is to empower every student with the tools to confidently stand before a crowd and have their voice heard, to provide an artistic outlet, to enhance their learning experience by integrating into the curriculum and to support their teachers.

I think Innovations Academy is an incredibly special learning environment and I am honored to be part of such a dedicated and talented team.