About
The arc
I like to call it a non-linear career. It is. It has also, in retrospect, been about one thing: building things with language and craft — on sets, on the page, in the kitchen, and now on the screen as a visual designer.
How we got here
I studied drama, TV, and film at Oral Roberts University and graduated in 2008. The decade after was spent on the production side of entertainment — office management and executive support at HD Films in Burbank, casting at Cabellero and A&E, production on Pitbulls & Parolees, and field assignment coordination at TMZ in Los Angeles. Calendars, call sheets, talent databases, crew logistics, the newsroom pipeline.
In parallel, from 2014 on, I wrote. Long-form interview profiles and cultural criticism across The Hoth, ActorCEO, TheRichest, and Fun.com — SEO where it counted, narrative where the subject deserved it.
From 2017 through 2023 I leaned into hospitality and admin — receptionist work in Los Angeles, then Group Rooms Coordinator at Hilton Riverside and VIP guest services at Harrah's in New Orleans. High-volume digital records, contracts, loyalty-tier escorts, the casino floor during a rebrand.
Then a kitchen detour. Kitchen stewarding in Las Vegas in 2023, baking at Panera through the same fall, and by late 2025 line cook work at Zea Rotisserie, Commander's Palace (dessert station), and Junebug in New Orleans. I originally pursued culinary training as enrichment for food writing. It taught me more about timing, composure, and the cost of precision than I'd expected. I don't intend to build a career on the line.
On the acting side, through all of this: del Corral & Associates as my agency, Off-Broadway theatre in New York, Midwest insurance commercials, a first television role on Disney+'s The Crossover (2023), and a magistrate turn in Leverage: Redemption (2025).
As of 2026 I'm studying arts and graphic design at Delgado Community College. Type, grid, identity, screen work. I want to add a visual language to the written and spoken ones.
What the next year looks like
I'm in New Orleans, on America/Chicago time. I take on remote writing and editorial work, admin and coordination gigs that lean on my records and scheduling experience, and entry-level / junior design projects while I build a portfolio at Delgado. 100% remote only; no hybrid.