Eliza has been the Managing Director of North Coast Dance since 2016. Prior to her work with NCD, Eliza was a  member of the Actor's Equity Association performing with, directing for, and instructing classes at Artists Rep, Portland Center Stage, Oregon Children's, Staged Musical, Polaris Dance, Walnut Street, and the Prince Musical Theatre to name a few favorites.

Eliza has taught directing, voice, clown, and mask courses for the Universidad Autonoma de Hidalgo in Mexico City, Pacific University in Oregon, and Cumberland County College & Rutgers University in New Jersey. She holds an M.F.A. in Ensemble Based Physical Theatre from Dell'Arte International, and a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.