Born and raised in Southern California, I began bartending in Los Angeles in late 2008. Its where I fell in love with the restaurant industry and met my long time partner and husband Julian Cox. We began working together in downtown Los Angeles and helped open many restaurants from Los Angeles, Chicago, D.C. and San Francisco. We had our son Shea in 2010 and he has been nothing but a blessing in our lives. While running a James Beard nominated restaurant called Bestia, I was photographed by the amazingly talented Jeni Afuso & Dylan Ho. They really inspired a longtime dream of mine, then I bought my very own camera. I have fallen deeply in love with photography ever since and hope to travel the world capturing all of life's wonderful journeys.

Born and raised in Southern California, I began bartending in Los Angeles in late 2008. Its where I fell in love with the restaurant industry and met my long time partner and husband Julian Cox. We began working together in downtown Los Angeles and helped open many restaurants from Los Angeles, Chicago, D.C. and San Francisco. We had our son Shea in 2010 and he has been nothing but a blessing in our lives. While running a James Beard nominated restaurant called Bestia, I was photographed by the amazingly talented Jeni Afuso & Dylan Ho. They really inspired a longtime dream of mine, then I bought my very own camera. I have fallen deeply in love with photography ever since and hope to travel the world capturing all of life's wonderful journeys.