I am on my second-life career/education and could not be more thrilled. As a former actor then casting director and now web and graphic designer, I returned to school after having my second child because I wanted to transition into a career that is more socially engaged and design-orientated in order to equip myself with the skills to tackle the greatest challenges facing our society in the coming years. I am deeply passionate about the environment and hope to apply my skills as a creative, empathetic and innovative design thinker and leader to collaborate with diverse teams in order to find realistic and empowering solutions to improve our climate intelligence and resiliency. I would be honored to be the recipient of your scholarship, as being a full-time mom and grad student, while also running my own design firm, limits the amount of work I can take on and makes it quite difficult to earn a salary that we can live on. With a little support I will be able to pay back my student loans and get on with the important work of tackling real challenges like climate change, food insecurity, affordable education and anything else I am fortunate enough to be able to contribute to.

• Casting Director

  Arts · Binder Casting

  Jan 2007 – Jan 2010

• Content Team Leader

  Technology · Wix

  Jan 2012 – Jan 2016

• Yoga Instructor

  Health, Wellness, and Fitness · Exhale, Various Yoga Studios

  Jan 2010 – Jan 2013

• Owner

  Technology · Kott Kreative

  Jan 2016 – Present

• Advocacy
• Politics
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy
• Entrepreneurship

• Field Hockey

  Varsity · 3 awards

  1992 – 1995

  Awards:

  RI State Champions 1992, , RI State Champions 1993, RI State Champions 1995

• Lead Researcher/Strategist

  Parsons School of Design · Sustainability and Climate Resiliency

  2019 – Present

  Research topic:

  How to engage individuals in sustainability by making it personal, convenient and empowering

• Numerous starring and supporting roles in Broadway and off-Broadway theater

  Broadway · Acting

  2000 – 2004

  Productions:

  Rent (National Tour), The Donkey Show (Off-Broadway), The Music of Anderew Lloyd Webber (European Tour)

• Casting Director

  Casting Director · Theatre

  2004 – 2010

  Productions:

  The Lion King (Broadway), Grease (Broadway), Ring of Fire (Broadway), A Chorus Line (Broadway), many many others

• Website designer

  Independent · Design

  2015 – Present

  Productions:

  Websites, Logos

• Dancer

  Musicals, Dance Companies · Dance

  1985 – 2004

  Productions:

  Dance Artistry Dance Company, many musicals

• Committee Member (Appointee)

  Public Service (Politics) · Miami Beach Sustainability Committee

  2020 – Present

  Mission:

  Environmental Sustainability and Resilience

• Yoga/Mindfulness Teacher

  Volunteering · Torat Yisrael Congregation

  2017 – 2019

  Mission:

  Encouraging health and wellbeing through yoga, mindfulness and healthy eating