About Me
To feed my passion for creativity, innovation and critical thinking, I have established a portfolio career, working as a strategy and evaluation consultant, and as an actor and artist.
My original background is in architecture, urban planning and lighting design. I obtained a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Miami (with minors in Theatre Arts and Music Performance), and also worked at the theatre's scene shop and freelanced across the university as a lighting designer.
Realizing that I needed a career that is not only creative and challenging, but multidisciplinary, global, and with high social impact, I completed a Graduate Diploma in International Development and a Master of Public Administration (Economic Policy) at the London School of Economics (LSE). During this time, I worked summers for NGOs in India and Uganda, acted as a Principal of Cognoscere Consulting (pro-bono charity consultancy), and conducted research for the Centre for Economic Performance.
Since then, I have been working as an independent strategy and evaluation consultant, eventually registering my services as a limited company, For the international development sector, I have spent almost ten years conducting analyses of policies, programmes and strategies, with specialties in education, social entrepreneurship, and community/youth development, and regional expertise in Africa and South Asia. My clients include TetraTech International Development, Oxford Policy Management (OPM), Bodhi Global Analysis, through which I have consulted on projects funded or implemented by the FCDO, USAID, UNICEF, Save the Children, Mercy Corps and various international governments.
In the arts sector, I provide research, strategy and evaluation services for heritage sites, performing arts centres and cultural programmes. Past clients include Charcoalblue (theatre and acoustics consultancy), Tricolor Associates (heritage consultancy) and various arts organisations.
Concurrently, I am a professional actor, for both screen and stage, and am currently represented by Grantham-Hazeldine Ltd. My credits include Treason (Netflix), Mission: Impossible 7 (Paramount), Black Mirror (Netflix), Jack Ryan (Amazon), Spiderman: Far From Home (Marvel), Doctor Who (BBC) and Strangers (ITV/Amazon). I will be seen next in The Strangers reboot.
As a curious generalist, with strong creative thinking and problem-solving skills, my goal is to continue exploring ways for me to contribute to the cultural and social sectors to better support communities and people of all kinds.