Monica acted, sang, and performed through her formative years. As an adult, she explored other interests, and became a public high school teacher where she taught English, History, and Musical Theater. She is an avid traveler and speaks French. Monica is also now learning to speak Mohican to help the effort to revive indigenous culture and teach her children about their ancestral heritage.

Monica’s long and winding road eventually led her to study law. She was a Law Fellow to former US Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, and clerked at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania. She has been committed to serving marginalized communities for her entire career and has practiced as an indigent criminal defender in California and Colorado since 2009 and manages her own law firm. Monica also volunteers in the local, secular community and runs an all-inclusive, alternative scouting program, Secular Scouts, and is Vice Chair on the Board of Directors for the Secular Hub in Denver. She and her husband raise their four children in Wheat Ridge.

With the support of her family, Monica found her way back to the stage several years after moving to Colorado. She continues to indulge her passion by acting locally. She hopes her varied experience and volunteer work can positively contribute to a continued focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the theatre community, and help create a vibrant and thriving local arts culture.