Studied Fine Arts at Washington University in St․ Louis
Attended the University of California at Los Angeles
Her career began as an additional artwork and cel painter for the 1986 film "Alone in the T-Shirt Zone․"
As a teenager, she became involved in musical theater, dance and acting
Quote: "(On finding work in California) "I told myself quite naively that if I didn't have an animation job by my first week, I could always be a zookeeper like I had been in St․ Louis while I was in college․ Within three days I was working on a commercial․""
Quote: "I didn't come at animation thinking of animation․ I came at it like a storyteller and the medium happened to be animation and song and dance․ I wanted to bring my love of theatre to cartoons․"
Has served as director for episodes of "Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse," "Pepper Ann," "Dora the Explorer," "Go, Diego, Go!" and other animated series
Has worked within the animation process of several notable TV series and films, including "Aaahh!!! Real Monsters," "FernGully: The Last Rainforest" and "Dora the Explorer․"
Got her start in animation with St․ Louis-based company RYAN2 Animation