In 2006, she moved from her hometown Oakland, California to Chapel Hill, NC. In 2008, she earned the Harry Chapin Radio Media Award for Hunger and Poverty. She holds a B.A. in Radio & Television Broadcasting from SFSU. Under her artistic name, Rie Shontel, she's an actor, mixed-media artist, and inspirational speaker. In 2009, she wrote, directed and performed the one-woman show, "Mama Juggs: Three Generations Healing Fractured Body Images." Anita is an active member of HITIP in North Carolina and she is committed to supporting the Tikar community's access to healthcare and education. Her family's maternal roots trace back to the Tikar people of Cameroon and she feels deeply compelled to connect with the souls of her ancestors from the "land of red soil." View the trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU_WQndEReM. Learn more about her art at http://rieshontel.blogspot.com/