Artist, Storyteller, Social Entrepreneur

I'm an artist, storyteller, and social entrepreneur based in San Francisco. At the age of five, I immigrated to the United States from the Philippines. After graduating from Rutgers University, I worked as a journalist at a daily newspaper. During this time, I fell in love with telling people's stories. After leaving the print industry, I began producing my own mobile video and live webcasts. I've interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, celebrities and influencers including Richard Branson and Tia Carrere. Now, I am the founder and CEO of, WeXL.org, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that connects an emerging workforce of storytellers, engineers, and artists from underrepresented communities to mentors, and together, they use creativity and innovation to purposefully excel in the global economy. For fun, I'm an oil painter, which I livestream on Twitch.tv. I love living in San Francisco with my husband, Michael.