About me
Izzy is a seeker. Her creative work explores awe, everyday adventure, and finding home. She writes stories that explore audacious optimism and quirky vulnerability in worlds where whimsy and awe take the lead. In business, she loves to use data and design to tell stories that improve decision-making and processes.
After a brief stint in Cincinnati, she hoisted all her stuff to her pick-up and headed westward, only to land in NYC for 15 years. In her mid-twenties, she was momentarily sidelined by a rare diagnosis of Cushing's Disease. After successful pituitary neurosurgery, she landed on her feet in the city.
She pursued multiple concurrent career paths. She rocked the NYC retail-real-estate world as a broker and analyst. She also pursued her creative interests as an actor, writer, and filmmaker.
A native of North Carolina, Izzy holds a BFA in Theatre from UNCGreensboro, attended the Maggie Flanigan Meisner Conservatory Program, studied at Upright Citizens Brigade and Kimball Studios. She earned an MFA in Filmmaking from The UNC School of the Arts.
Presently she works as a program manager at an Ivy League University while also writing and developing creative works. She also dabbles in concert photography and illustration.
She gets geeky about history, has an insatiable love of puppets, and the love of being on the rail of a great rock concert. She can talk your ear off about tv, film, and rockn’roll.