Born and raised in and around Chicago, Illinois, I have always embraced both creativity and purpose in my pursuits. I attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where I studied Education and Theatre before shifting gears to Dental Hygiene at Illinois Central College in Peoria. My career as a Dental Hygienist took me further downstate to Springfield, where I worked at Luker Dental Care while residing in Auburn and later Waverly.

Life took an ex...