Her professional work as an actress, director and choreographer spans over 20 years and includes Summer Music Festival (Madison, WI), Clinton Area Showboat Theater, Timberlake Playhouse, MSP, the Williamstown Theater Festival, and studying acting with the late Uta Hagen at the Kennedy Center. She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards and a member of Phi Kappa Phi and the Associate for Theatre Movement Educators.