Hello! I have been teaching composition and literature courses for over 25years, and I have been teaching at Moorpark Community College as English faculty and Writing Center Co-Coordinator for many of those years.  I have an English B.A. with a minor in International Relations from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and an MA in Rhetoric and Composition from California State University, Northridge.  I recently completed my doctorate in Education, with a research focus on tutoring in the community college. Besides hiking, reading, and spending time with my family and friends, I also enjoy traveling.

In 2025 I went on a service learning trip to Uganda with MC students and staff. We worked at a school that serves vulnerable children as well as the community, providing education and safe dormitories. In 2018 I participated in Moorpark College Educational Travel program, taking MC students to Edinburgh, London and Dublin. I hope we can continue this studying and service learning with travel soon! 

After graduating from Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School in Bridgewater, MA, I attended Northeastern University's College of Criminal Justice with the idea of pursuing a career in law enforcement, experiencing everything the field had to offer, with the notable exception of prisons.

My career included supervising the in-house Emergency Medical Technician program at the newly opened New York Marriott Marquis, as well as a brief stint as Ivanna Trump's driver, before realizing that stage blood and weapons are safer to deal with and more suitable for my amiable disposition.

I received an Associate’s Degree in Occupational Studies from the New York branch of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where I received all the acting training my criminal justice education overlooked.

I then headed off to Los Angeles where I worked for Playboy Enterprise, most recently as the Senior Lead Security Officer at the Playboy Mansion, where I assisted in the day to day operations of the Security Department, as well as traveled with Hugh M. Hefner himself as a trusted member of his entourage.

Ironically enough, it was while working for Playboy that I appeared in several episodes of E!'s "The Girls Next Door," playing, of course, myself.

I took a brief sabbatical, during which I completed my Master's of English in Literature at my alma mater California State University Northridge, where I had previously received a BA in Theater. I am now looking forward to returning to portraying cops, soldiers and paramedics on television and in film.