Lena was born at a very young age, in Albuquerque, where she had the honor and privilege of working with Paul Ford, the theatre god himself. After moving to Seattle, she discovered that her true passion lay in teaching theatre to young people and hopes one day to reintroduce the arts into public schools. She was recently graduated by the University of Washington with two degrees: one in drama and one in psychology. In her free time, she enjoys silk painting and singing loudly along with the radio.