With a Japanese mother and an American father, I grew up bilingual, and Japanese culture has always been a significant part of my life. I even studied and performed the Japanese theatre arts of Noh drama (now the world’s oldest surviving form of theatre) and Kyogen comedy for three years with the Theatre of Yugen in San Francisco. This is why I have a special love for narrating Japanese and Japanese American stories, such as the Airi Sano series by Zoe Tokushige and the Momo Arashima series by Misa Sugiura. I earned a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Earlham College and I’m a member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. I specialize in ... more first-person narration for Middle-Grade, YA, and New Adult characters, as well as multi-cast productions. Quirky protagonists, misunderstood misfits, and underdog outcasts have a special place in my heart. When I'm not working, I enjoy spending time with my husband and our senior Chiweenie rescue dog, learning and performing Polynesian dance at local charity and community events, and indulging my curiosity about the world. less