With an undergraduate background in fine art photography and mixed media, she later worked in the nonprofit sector before returning to graduate school for film production at the University of Southern California (USC). While at USC, Rebecca was recipient of several scholarships, a College Television Award and several festival audience awards for her student work. In addition to writing and directing fiction, Rebecca is currently involved in producing three documentary films, two of which have surpassed crowd sourcing fundraising goals via the Indiegogo platform. Rebecca has raised over $1,000,000 in funds for youth programs and documentary films throughout her career.