Desirée (Noelle) Santos graduated cum laude from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2024 with a degree in Sequential Arts, which includes comics and storyboarding. She currently works as an art teacher at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, and as a production consultant at Firework Films. 

When she isn't working, Desirée is usually working on her novel, reading copiously, knitting, or watching Gilmore Girls on repeat.