Sam is a graduate of the University of Arizona. She teaches 5th Grade at Casas Christian School and frequently works as a director and instructor for Christian Youth Theater. Most recently, she has worked on CYT’s productions of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr,” “High School Musical,” “Annie,” “The Wizard of Oz,” Disney’s “My Son Pinocchio Jr,” and Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical!” as well as The Inner Voice Studio’s productions of “Ride the Cyclone,” “The Theory of Relativity,” and “Alice by Heart.” Sam enjoys singing in her church choir and continues to work on her published series of children's books, "Sam the Ant," which she first conceptualized with her father when she was four years old.