Ariel is Director of Operations and Professional Organizer at Life Simply Organized. In her spare time she is a Stream Designer and Technician for the National Women's Theatre Festival OCCUPY THE STAGE 2022. Before WTF, Ariel worked as a Character Performer for Walt Disney World Resort, as a youth Teaching Artist, and toured as Front of House Manager for a national dance competition. She also volunteers as House Manager with Raleigh Little Theatre and as a Writing Coach with Unlocking Creativity writing workshops. Ariel loves writing, Lego-ing, personal space organizing, and ice cream. As a Carolina Girl and former Army Brat, when not in the theatre-sphere, she is catching the latest feature flick with her Chicago-native partner, little mermaid daughter, fluffy black kitty cat, and a tall glass of iced sweet tea. Ariel graduated from UNC-Greensboro with a B.S. in Special Event Management and a minor in Technical Theatre.