A life in the Arts is a passion and faith fueled journey with no defined destination. It must be powered by passion and faith because you will succeed and soar, you will fail and fall, but passion will embrace this all in stride toward growth as a person and a performer.

My personal journey into the Arts began in 2001, not on stage, but from the audience. I vividly remember attending a children’s production of Peter Pan, a moment that remains etched in my memory as a turning point. At the end of the performance, I turned to my mother with my unfortunate speech impediment and declared, “That’s going to be me up there bowing someday.”

By 2002, that vision began to take shape with my first experience as a performer. Over the next two decades, I pursued extensive training, countless performances, and ultimately earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre in 2020.

Like many aspiring artists, I anticipated graduation as the beginning of a vibrant new chapter in the world of performance. Yet, God had other plans. In a season of quiet reflection, I sensed a deep calling, not to the stage, but to full-time vocational ministry. With prayerful discernment, I stepped away from my talent agency and the stage and embraced the pulpit instead.

For four years, I had the privilege of pastoring at a church in the heart of Times Square. It was a transformative season, rich with spiritual growth, leadership development, and a deepening sense of purpose. Now entering a new season of life and ministry, I am wildly blessed to serve on staff at Redeemer West Side.

Whether behind a pulpit or within a rehearsal room, the creative impulse still stirs within me. The same sense of wonder and passion that first captivated a four-year-old me continues to shape my heart today.

It is a beautiful thing to be able to trust that the Author of my story is not yet finished writing, and that the journey — wherever it leads — will be full of grace, beauty, and purpose.