Angela grew up in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region in upstate New York. Her undergraduate work in Elementary Education was completed at Keuka College, a private liberal arts based school residing on one of the beautiful Finger Lakes.

Angela's Master's thesis was on the topic of art therapy and her passion during her schooling became environmental art. She completed her Master’s Degree in Education at Elmira College, in Elmira, NY. She is a certified Art K-12 teacher and an Elementary Education teacher as well.

Angela has many years of experience in the field of psychodrama, therapeutic role-playing techniques for developing the true self. She is a Master level student of psychodrama and has been a participant in psychodrama training and education classes since the early 1990s. In 2006, she received her certification in experiential therapy. Angela is a Certified Experiential Therapist, CET II (see The American Society for Experiential Therapists) and has worked with the incarcerated population and various therapy groups. Her mission is to inspire others to honor their gifts!

Angela’s educational work has been at the foundation of learning with early primary children, LIFE 101. It is her aim to inspire those in the educational world. She resides in her country home with her husband, son and daughter in upstate New York.