When I think about my many paths in life, it is not surprising to see how these roads intersect to give me a broader perspective on global topics and thus my art.

Currently, I’m studying in New York City at the William Esper Studio, the foremost studio dedicated to Meisner-based actor training. Before moving to NYC, I completed my master’s coursework in International Development and Service at Concordia University - Portland (Thesis pending). I spent a year of my master’s studies aboard where I taught english in Siena, Italy and assisted a local NGO with their mission of using the arts for community development in Quito, Ecuador. Some of my graduate coursework included Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Leadership, Perspectives in International Engagement, International Education, Intercultural Communication, and Strategic Human Resource Management. Additionally, I interned with the American Gap Association while based in the United States where I helped to promote the largest Gap Year survey.

I received my B.A. in Communication, with a concentration in Intercultural Communication from The University of New Mexico. Also, I’m an Alum of the international organization Up with People (UWP) and why I am an advocate for Gap Years and chose to intern with the American Gap Association. While with UWP, I went abroad for the first time in my life. I toured and operated in 12 countries, including Mexico, Sweden, Poland, Thailand and Germany. As a student and staff member in UWP, I designed and facilitated workshops on leadership, cross-cultural understanding, and professional development to international participants from over 28 nations. In graduate school, I continued to study intercultural perspectives and engaged in dialogue about intercultural competence and the importance of Identity through my studies and volunteering.

During my master’s program, I reconnected to my artistic soul through photography and focused on how the arts can be implemented in “development” work and create a narrative space for populations where storytelling is usually a core of their community already. I continue photography as I love how the medium can tell various stories and threads together many of my experiences, including being mixed-blooded American Indian.

Recently, I started following in my mother's footsteps and lecture on the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II as well. I’ve spoken to high school students in Italy to college professors and guests at the University of Alaska - Anchorage.

My continuous education and travels provide me with both theoretical and first hand experience in intercultural communication and a fluid perspective to engage this world as an artist. My overlap of distinct cultures and growing up mixed-blooded on the Navajo Nation gave me an ability to navigate difference well.