I'm an actor and writer living and working in New York State's beautiful Hudson River Valley. I graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and Finance. After completing some credits towards an MBA, and working in the corporate world for a few years, I realized I was a creative person, and my heart's desire was acting and writing. I've studied acting with Gary Austin, Carol Fox Prescott, and Rod Menzies, in NYC and Santa Fe. In New York City, I've taken acting classes at HB Studio and studied privately with actress and teacher Barbara Spiegel. In 2007, I'm currently adapting Jane Austen's novels and private letters into a one woman show, to be produced by my company 3 Graces Productions. My writing specialties include: arts and culture, food, travel, and green living. Born and raised in New York's Hudson Valley, I write with an "insider's view" of that area; I also cover New York City and many areas of the Northeast.