I’ve always been  obsessed with making things.

Growing up right outside New York City,  some of my favorite childhood memories were spent going to museums, seeing Broadway shows and visiting the many libraries around the city. I didn't know it at the time, but those experiences shaped became the building blocks of my future career.

I attended college at Syracuse University, where I studied Graphic Design. After graduating, I immediately moved to NYC and began working Cosmopolitan, which became my first real glimpse into what it could look like to build a career around creativity. It taught me a lot about working quickly, thinking visually, and making something that connects with people.

But theater never really left the picture.

I've always loved the world surrounding a show just as much as the show itself – the posters, the costumes, the Playbills, the set, the little details that make a production feel like its own universe. Eventually, I started playing around with Broadway merchandise designs and sharing them online. That became Redesigning Broadway Musical Merch, and, somewhat unexpectedly, turned into a whole community.

From there, things started moving in directions I couldn't have planned. I got to design official merchandise for John Proctor Is the Villain, and Maybe Happy Ending. Eventually, I created Stage Door Studios, an interview series where I get to talk to performers about their careers and the stories behind the work they do.

At the same time, I've always had stories of my own that I wanted to tell.

I'm currently writing a fantasy series and and editing a murder mystery, which means there is usually at least one fictional world living in my head at any given time. Writing has become another way for me to explore the same things that drew me to design and theater in the first place: character, emotion, atmosphere, and storytelling.

I don't really think of these facets as separate parts of my life. Design, theater, writing, and creating online all give me different ways to tell stories and connect with people.

Thank you for being here!