Starting at the age of 6, I was part of a local dance school called Patricia Stoj School of Theatre Dance, this allowed me to develop essential life skills such as communication, people skills, personality and how to have fun appropriately, achieving success, dealing with failure whilst making friends for life. All of which was founded in a fun, safe and phoneless environment. This experience drove my desire to study at The Oxford school of Drama where I developed my performance skills, which lead me to further study at The Rep College gaining my professional Equity status allowing me to work professionally in the Performing Arts industry, this involved theatre, pantomime, TV adverts and short films. I also worked in Theatre In Education (TIE) delivering performances and workshops in schools nationwide and it was here that I developed my passion for teaching young people. I decided to open a local Theatre school called 'Starlights', in 2003 this ran successfully for 9 years. I often reminisce these days with ex-students remembering the fun and good times that we had.
During this time I was approached by a local teaching professional who believed that due to my personality, alongside my vision and values, that I would be extremely effective with vulnerable young people, I was asked to deliver drama workshops which held strong messages to impact on dangerous behaviours to young criminals. The workshops were hugely effective and I was asked to train as a Teacher to enable me to work as a full time Teacher to continue my work making a positive impact on young people who needed to engage better with life, I worked at Newhall prison for 2 years before joining HMP WOI Wetherby for young males as the Performing Arts Teacher. Since then I've never turned back and have devoted my working life to helping young people develop positively. I currently work as a Nuture Teacher and Performing Arts Tutor at Ethos Academy which is a Pupil Referral Unit. Recently I have had a baby of my own and due to my experiences I naturally worry about the world that we live in today, this has resulted in me wanting to instill the same values and opportunities in my own children, I want to provide the same safe place where children come offline and on stage, communicating with people face to face through the fun and relaxed atmosphere that is the 'Starlighter' Experience.