I've been drawing my whole life. My mom says my sister and I were drawing by age 1. Animation seems a real, natural extension of drawing as a way of telling a story visually.

Anyone who knows me knows my mom, Dorcina, has to sign off on any decision and that she will play a major part in any decision.

My mom introduced me to science-fiction.

Then you've got Georgetown, and I really just like everything about them. When I went down there with my mom, it really opened my eyes to what they were all about. I have to factor in what a school like that can do for me, even away from being a basketball player.

I love what I do and I think it shows. As my kids get older, they can see me as a mom who loves working.