I used to be funny. Now I work in tech!
 

Somewhere between teaching improv and wrangling product roadmaps, I discovered that both worlds share the same beautiful chaos. Nobody has a script. We're all just getting better at working without one.
 

I'm an accidental Product Manager who brings an unconventional toolkit to technical challenges: a Master's in Library and Information Science, two decades of diverse experience, and a background in running an improv theater. Yep, I went from teaching people to embrace failure on stage to helping teams embrace iteration in tech. The parallels are eerily similar, just with fewer mime exercises.
 

These days, I'm a Lead Product Manager, where I transform complex open-source hosting solutions into products that actual humans can use. Think of it as directing an improv show, but instead of suggesting random locations from the audience, we're orchestrating deployment cycles and optimizing cloud infrastructure. (Sometimes, though, I miss those random audience suggestions...)
 

Before tech claimed my soul, I owned and managed AdLib Theatre, a beloved improv theater in Central Florida. There, I learned that the best scenes—like the best products—come from really listening to your audience and not being afraid to pivot when something isn't working. Plus, both fields involve me saying "yes" while internally screaming, "Oh no, what now?"

When not turning technical complexity into business value, I binge-read books, consume podcasts, and take long walks. And yes, one of my greatest parenting accomplishments still stands: teaching my kids to spell using exclusively curse words. Not all heroes wear capes! Some of us just have creative vocabulary lessons.