I arrived here in the Hampton Roads community  in January 2006 after living overseas for six years.  At the urging of my husband Dale, I decided to pursue my lifelong dream of being an actress.

Well, after taking some classes, securing an agent, and going on countless auditions, I became increasingly aware that there there simply were not a lot of  cross-cultural opportunities for me -  here in the seven cities. Not only that, I began to realize that there was not a lot of diversity – period!  Rather than lament that fact, or sit around complaining, I decided to try and do something about it – hence, the launch of

IRON STREET PRODUCTIONS, LLC

Named for the south side, St. Louis, street that my family resided on for five generations,  Iron Street represents not only  where, and who,  I come from -  but it is also my living testimony and reminder of what hard work and perserverance for the greater good has come to represent. Just like my ancestors before me, I too, started  out with little, and have been rewarded with so much.  To quote my Great Grandmother Zelma Thompson "Not what we GAIN, but what we GIVE measuures the WORTH of the life we live". 

              I thank my ancestors for giving me the gift of tenacity                                                                   Home - St. Louis, MO (Carondelet)

          They left me huge shoes to fill, but great footprints to guide me.