Bursting into this world 2.5 months premature, the only mixed kid in my neighborhood, and multilingual by the age of 6, I always wanted to be a superhero…or ninja…or student of magic. Fitting in was never my strong suit but fantastical worlds were. Delving into magical stories where it was celebrated to be different really resonated with me but with my cultural background, I never saw myself represented. The magic began to crumble, and the idea of assimilating grew.

 

I tried to do so by competing in every sport under the sun, but my mom cut her off when I tried to go for football. I did somewhat find a sense of community through dance which spanned 18 years, five of which were also spent directing various studio, high school and collegiate teams.

 

A shift came in form of volunteering in the rainforests of Costa Rica, befriending the elephants of Thailand and creating a charity movement in India. A lot of my life being colored by travel and trying to pick up new languages, made me enamored by people and their stories. Stories that I also felt were being unrepresented.

 

I decided to get my B.A in Film Production at Cal State Northridge (CSUN). CSUN offered me the opportunities to work the Cannes Film Festival, direct my first short film, become a fellow for Gold Rising, edit an animated special for Creepshow and P.A on Disney Channel’s Bunk’d. All before being accepted into the Universal Animation Writer’s Program and earning my first two writing credits on their show, Monsterwheelies, while consulting on several others. Most recently I've completed my role as a Writer’s Assistant for HBO’s The Last of Us .

 

As a storyteller, I believe I have a responsibility to create stories that incite strength for the underrepresented, promote culture, and speak on the problematic natures of societal norms.