“I wanted another kid. I didn’t expect YOU!” — Mia’s Mom

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An artist and class clown from a young age, Mia’s introduction to satire came in many forms, including wacky-pack trading cards and stickers. She’d later attend the prestigious High School of Art & Design in Manhattan, the same high school as Art Spiegelman, one of the original wacky-pack artists. Within weeks of graduating A&D, Mia was designing graphics for Disney in Manhattan’s Fashion District. Merchandise with her designs were sold at Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s. With the exception of a semester abroad, she’d continue to juggle freelance work along with her studies throughout her college years.

In her junior year Mia was awarded an academic scholarship to study in Florence, Italy. It was an experience she’d later describe as Indescribably Fantastico! After earning her BFA with Latin honors in advertising/graphic design, Mia worked as a marketing creative in Manhattan before relocating to Los Angeles to obtain a two-year film degree at UCLA. Remaining in LA after graduation, she’d go on to lend her marketing creative skills to top Hollywood studios and media giants ABC, Amazon Studios, CBS, Disney (again), Fox, MGM, Miramax, Netflix, Paramount, Universal, Warner Brothers, and others. 

It would take many years of introspection plus a healthy dose of chutzpah for Mia to find her own voice and utilize outlets for creative expression, starting with blogging before expanding to the stage. Her stories, “scalariously” comparing modern life and dating with her childhood in Queens NYC during the seventies and eighties, have been well-received by audiences for NPR, KCRW, and Hollywood Foreign Press affiliate The Moth, with thousands of views on YouTube.  

Through humor she hopes to do her part in keeping the human in humanity, as laughter is a universal joy.