I grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. I moved up to New York City to attend Fordham University in 1994 (where I earned a BS in biology) and have been in NYC ever since. My career path has been pretty much all over the place as I was figuring out what I really wanted to do.

My first job out of college was at the Kettering Institute at Sloane Kettering as a lab assistant. Basically, I ran PCR tests all day to figure out mice genomes. Much less exciting as it sounds. After a year in the lab, I became a zookeeper at the Bronx Zoo, which was much less exotic than I was expecting. Think shoveling. Lots and lot of shoveling.

I then found my groove as a high school teacher, something I fell into as I have a family full of teachers. I began teaching biology, chemistry, and physics at a Jesuit high school in Manhattan. I taught for nine years, during which time a growing sense of dissatisfaction was slowly taking hold; I enjoyed teaching very much, but I was being called to do other things.

Although I had never acted in my life, I suddenly decided that that was what I wanted to do. Nobody was more surprised by this than I was. I wasn’t totally irresponsible here, however— I took an acting class to make sure it was something I enjoyed and could actually do. Instantly, I fell in love with the craft and subsequently left teaching to pursue acting.

and then about six years ago, I began writing. And this is when things really started to take off. Since then, I have had four of my plays take the stage, I’ve garnered several awards, and- most importantly- I’ve found a deep contentment in what I do.

Currently, I spend all my time acting, directing, and writing. I have a feature length screenplay (movie) that is nearing completion, and my latest play (The Box) just won Best Play at the largest theater festival in New York City.

Aside from that, I’m a voracious reader, I love photography, and I travel as much as I can. Mr. Mooney- who recommended this to me- is my cousin, and he’s one of my favorite people on earth.