- Second cousin to Johnny Mathis.
- She is a thirty-one year Cancer survivor. She was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer while pregnant with twins daughters.
- Her youngest (autistic) son, went missing after being verbally assaulted by a local woman. Local police located him, fed him, and returned him unarmed 33 1/2 hours later.
- Mother of identical twin girls. The two youngest children (a boy and a girl) are autistic.
- She is of mixed heritage. Cherokee, African-American, and Scots-Irish.
- She is a classically trained vocalist and sings in Latin, German, and Italian Vocal.
- Taught Middle School and High School Drama and Choir.
- Played viola for 9 1/2 years. Held 'first chair' in Rockford Area Youth Symphony Orchestra.
- Worked for the DNC, while still in High School in Rockford, IL.
- Recipient of a Gold Record for Quite Time which she Co-Wrote for Regina Belle.
- Served as a muse to Chicago fashion photographer Paul Mainor for two years.
- Launched her production company, Punkin Pictures dubbed after her nickname, 'Punkin'. Current projects include a "made for streaming" film optioned by a major studio; a drama series; and a number of non-scripted shows with major talent attached.
- Returned to work, six weeks after giving birth to her third child to reprise the role of Tarney, a twelve-year-old elf, in the stage production of Tarnery's Christmas.
- Apprentice in Rockford Dance Company (RDC).
- Long-time Vegan and deeply committed to a daily practice of meditation.
- Attended Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis on a full scholarship.
- Received over 6000 submissions for her sitcom pilot City Girls.
- Three Stooges actress, Delores 'Dee' Green was her middle school acting teacher.
- Attended Nyack College to study with world-renowned Opera Star and Vocal Coach, Dr. Marion B. Howe.
- Cast in The Me Nobody Knows, after going in on the twelfth callback for Broadway Director Edwin Sherin.
- Co-Starred opposite Phil Morris, Annette O'Toole, Dan Lauria, Ed Begley Jr. in the staged reading of the Lynn Mamet play A Piece of the Pie at the famed Coronet Theater in Los Angeles.
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