I was raised in a theater family and had my first stage role at six. Between college and a “real job,” I became a certified professional ski instructor, followed by a 22 year career as an insurance defense trial coordinator. As a writer, I excelled at factual and legal arguments that won in court, kept judges interested and set a new standard in my federal district. Using the same drive, I took early retirement from law and immersed myself in screenwriting and filmmaking, making over 10 short films in two years. I won best short script and was a finalist in six other festivals with my first short script and now have two feature film scripts doing well in the festival circuit. I act and do commercials to support my screenwriting and filmmaking.