____Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Vanessa made her performing debut at her kindergarten graduation, singing "Tomorrow" from Annie through a plastic cup. From there, she went on to appear in numerous Bay Area venues with the Singing Rainbow Youth Ensemble between the ages of nine and fourteen. Vanessa made three recordings in cooperation with the Singing Rainbow and remains involved with the director, Candy Forest on the upcoming musical Concha, Rose of the Presidio.
____After appearing at age eleven as Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz, Vanessa followed her passion for musical theatre to UCLA, where she majored in Music (Vocal Performance) and appeared in a number of musicals and operas. She began her professional performing career on a cruise ship in 1998. Vanessa finished her BA in 2000, working her way through school by performing in regional musical theatre productions.
___Vanessa moved to New York in 2003. Having recently completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theater (Acting) at Brooklyn College (CUNY), she currently studies voice in Manhattan with Bruce Kolb and coaches with David Brunetti. Vanessa also works with Little Maestros, singing rock’n’roll for Manhattan’s hip under-two set.