After graduating college with double majors in Theatre and English, my professional creative journey began in the worlds of advertising and the Christian music industry, doing research, publicity, copywriting and marketing. This is a foundation for which I have always been grateful; delivering the right message to your target audience in a 30-second commercial is valuable training.

In 1982 my first daughter was born, and two and a half years later we welcomed our second girl. We were over the moon with these two precious little ones!

 During this season I began writing choral musicals for Paragon Publishing and Meadowgreen Publishing (distributed by Word Entertainment), as well as doing freelance PR work for Priority Records. I was also writing/directing stage and video for a variety of organizations, including Leadership Nashville, Creative People, Inc., and Nightingale Theater, and serving as a teaching artist in many schools for the Nashville Institute of the Arts.

 As the mother of two young girls, juggling so many creative projects was both rewarding and challenging, and I knew I wanted to prioritize being fully present to pour into them. So, in 1991 when I was invited to become the Founding Artistic Director at a fast-growing Christian school in Franklin, Tennessee – with the promise of a flexible schedule – it felt like a match made in heaven.

For the next thirty years I lived and breathed in the wonder of pioneering a multi-faceted educational program of music, theatre, dance, media arts and visual arts.

 From writing original screenplays to building a team of outstanding professionals and directing a range of K-12 classes and performances, my work at Christ Presbyterian Academy was a thrilling tenure that culminated in overseeing the development of a multi-million-dollar arts facility, The Soli Deo Center.

 During this time, I also had the joy of seeing my adaptation of A Christmas Carol professionally produced three times, with