About FIA
Born and raised in Indianapolis, FL, Fia knew at an early age that she wanted to be involved in music and the arts. As a teenager, she enjoyed taking private piano lessons, singing with the youth ensemble at her church, and participating in her Middle and High School chorales.
After graduating from Purdue University in Lafayette, IN, Fia moved to Orlando, FL to start her professional career in Computer Technology. Shortly after, she attended Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY where she obtained her Masters degree in Management & Technology.
To avoid having her day job completely overshadow her love of music & outreach ministry, she got involved in various ministries and became more active in her quest for opportunities to give back to her surrounding community.
Not realizing that she also had a gift to perform as an actor, she hesitantly agreed to accept her first acting role in an Easter play where she performed as a lawyer in Pilate’s court. With the success of this one Easter production, Fia quickly realized that she also had a passion for acting and began serving in a variety of drama ministries.
In the summer of 2008, Fia attended her first Gospel Music Workshop of America conference in Orlando, FL where she was awarded a 5-Week Music Performance Scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. While studying at Berklee, she acted & sang as a member in Handful of Keys (Ain’t Misbehavin), Omigod You Guys (Legally Blonde); Alabanza (In the Heights); The Gods Love Nubia (Aida);
Fia last performed in her first movie called A Measure of Faith, where she played a single mom trying to recover from a divorce & other bad decisions in order to keep her sons out of the streets. A Measure of Faith is scheduled to release in 2012.
Fia is currently an entrepreneur serving as Vice President of Daytec Systems, Inc, an Internet technology consulting firm. She is also a Faculty Member with the University of Phoenix and Strayer University. In addition, she teaches Website Design & Development at the International Academy of Design & Technology (IADT). Although teaching technology and providing IT consulting is her primary career, she still pursues her love for acting & singing by serving her community through outreach ministry.
Fia’s thanks goes first and foremost to God, her heavenly Father, creator and provider. Without His favor and peace, none of this would have been possible. She also would like to thank her family and friends for their years of support. To my present and past directors: thank you for every rehearsal, every note and every encouraging word. The road to bringing my characters to life wasn’t always easy, but you guided me every step of the way. You have imprinted yourselves in my life and helped my dreams come into fruition. I love you!! To every person who ever came to a production, thank you for your support! To God be the glory.
Stay tuned. I’m not done yet. I’ve only just begun….
Recent Projects
“Love UnBreakable”
Love Unbreakable is an amusing, remarkable, and fresh stage play that reveals how devotion, strength, and hard work are must have features to maintain the “I Do” in these two damaged marriages! “Love Unbreakable,” a highly anticipated production, is scheduled for its first release at The Plaza Theatre.
“Why Can’t I Pray?”
A play about a passionate Christian community that has a deep desire to promote prayer in the work place and in the schools. Fia plays Carol Jordan who is the 40 year old, devoted wife, and a college professor with a degree in psychology.
“A Measure of Faith”
This film is about a professional basketball player Paul Porter was at the top of his game when an injury forces him into retirement. Soon after accepting a leadership role at a university he experiences a life changing tragedy and loses the one thing that was close to him. Distraught over the tragedy, he is arrested and sentenced to community service at a youth facility. There he meets Russell Martin. the son of a single mother, who is torn between the dark influence of his older brother and the love for his mother. Paul see’s a young version of himself in Russell and begins to mentor him. The intersection of their two lives will create a chain of events that will challenge their beliefs about fate, choice, and redemption.