I was born and grew up in Maryland in the suburbs north of Washington, D.C. We’d go to the Smithsonian regularly — I always wanted to go to the National Gallery of Art. I was fortunate to have parents who encouraged me to follow my interests, and by middle school, I was working on television programs and learning video production. I still have a foot in the documentary film world, working on social justice-oriented projects. Growing up just outside of the Beltway, I am regularly contemplating how politics affect our lives.
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