Raised in Dumont, NJ. I attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in Tenafly, then Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). I lived in Manhattan for many years, working in public relations, where I represented Parker Brothers, Health-Tex and more. I opened my own production company and was a set designer/stylist and producer, where I worked on national print advertising, Off-Broadway productions and television commercials, such as Dannon Yogurt and E...