She is director in residence for the Clown Conservatory, a year-round training program of the San Francisco School of Circus Arts. She holds a doctorate in Theatre and Drama from University of Wisconsin Madison. She has performed clown and buffoon with Teatro Cronopio and studied in Laboratorio Grupo Malayerba. She has worked with the New Pickle Circus, Fool Time Circus, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, San Francisco Youth Circus and the Weird Sisters Ensemble. She has performed and directed workshops in Asia, South America, Europe and the U.S. Currently she lives and works in Quito, Ecuador, where she is a Fulbright Scholar.