Star graduated from The University of California Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art and a minor degree in History of Art and Visual Culture. Her focus in fine arts was in printmaking, while her minor degree was in the world of art history and museum studies. Star learned various forms of printmaking such as woodblock printing, screen printing, and lithography.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​​​‍​​‍​​‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‍‌​​‌‌‌​‍‌​‍‌‌‌​​​‍‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

Through a yearlong museum studies course, she made connections with local galleries and museums in Santa Cruz where she became a volunteer while completing her degree. After college she was an intern for the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History where she shadowed the exhibition designer and learned how to research, design, prototype and install exhibits. Many of the elements she designed are still part of the history gallery at the museum.

As the Auxiliary Program Manager of Social Events at BASIS Independent Silicon Vallery, Star is looking forward to planning another year of social events and advising ASB (Associated Student Body). Through these two roles, she is excited to bring even more of the student voice and leadership to social events.

Star was thrilled to join BASIS Independent because of its outstanding accolades as an academic institution, and for the variety of clubs and events it offers. Learning about auxiliary and the wide diversity of after school programs made her excited to see what’s possible and how every student can join a club that fits their interests.

When Star is not at school, she enjoys making art. A lot of the time she can be found drawing on her iPad and turning her drawings into stickers or prints. When she is not drawing, she can be found out and about visiting friends and family that live throughout the Bay Area.