Compassionate and dynamic art and drama instructor with a proven track record of cultivating self-expression and creative exploration since 2001. Committed to demystifying the creative process through thoughtful modeling while empowering students with the skills to manifest their choices and ideas, harnessing the visual and performing arts to foster authenticity and ignite each student’s limitless potential.

Deeply interested in practicing and teaching the arts as an empowering and therapeutic experience, in her free time, Denia enjoys making music with her husband, Darin Starr. Together they formed the band Sketch Eclectic, and released their first original album in 2020. A visual artist as well, she invented a mixed media technique combining photography and painting.