She graduated from Calvin College and got her start in the professional world of media through Community Television production. She believes that videos are in the perfect crossroads of art and advocacy. She has mentored youth through the process of media-making, and gotten a taste of fast paced ad agency life, while honing her own storytelling voice as well. She first lived in Thailand as an ISDSI alumni back in 2009 and has already seen how just seven years can have a huge impact a developing nation. She is excited to be back with ISDSI to preserve and share the stories, smiles, and complex beauty of these changing communities and ecosystems.