After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA and a Master of Music from USC, I performed as a classical singer and toured with a light opera company. This opening chapter of my life was followed by 27 years as an educator in the Los Angeles Unified School District, rising to become Principal of a fine and performing arts elementary school that earned the designation California Distinguished School. Now, in my retirement chapter, I immerse myself in a creative journey with photography to see, feel, define, and preserve nature’s gifts and life’s fleeting moments.