My drive as an educator comes from seeing students become the best version of themselves. I foster a learning environment where students are encouraged to take creative risks, embrace growth from mistakes, and learn to trust their own creative instincts. I instill in my students not only the technical ability but also the creative confidence to carve out their own one-of-a-kind story from within. I believe that animation inherently reflects the most vulnerable form of world building and self expression by the nature of handcrafting, performing various perspectives, and bringing inanimate objects to life.