She went to Michigan State University and graduated with a degree in Zoology. But how does someone with that degree become a producer? While she attended MSU she worked with POP entertainment, a non-profit group that manages stage performances for the university. Having that experience she moved to LA with her family and got a job as a waitress. As time went on she gained an opportunity to manage a few stage shows and movies. Someone eventually came to her with the Simpsons concept and asked her to find the voices for the characters. Her job was sealed in as the show's popularity increased as the casting director.
Some main points that I pulled from her that I took personally was that "its all about finding a skill and living off that skill. Be resourceful and find areas within your skill to work for." She told animators to show varieties in their demo reels and in interviews, tell the interviewer all your skills instead of one particular thing. The company may need you for more projects and now knowing that you possess other skills, you may be apart of other projects that you would not have normally thought you would be doing. She also said to be honest with interviewers by letting them know who you really are. She also said that, "you don't have to have the same career for the rest of your life. Explore to new horizons and different jobs. Human lifespans are huge and you can do whatever you want in life, don't waste your life doing one job, it takes the fun out of living."
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