I was born in small town West Virginia. I graduated with a bachelor's degree cum laude from Ohio University in 2011, and have since been working in Ohio and across the U.S. as a production designer and set decorator. I have been a member of IATSE Local 209 since 2014. Along with my focused work in art and set decoration departments, I am a writer and director as well as an actor.
My first major film credit was as the set decorator on the Wrong Turn reboot, which has opened up many opportunities thereafter.
I'm also a self-taught artist and craftsperson / prop maker and I run a small Etsy shop called Onika Arts & Oddities.
REGENESIS Sci-fi ⋄ Adventure SHORT SCRIPT: Miranda, bent on revenge, crosses paths with Atlas on a desolate world in a withering galaxy. She is faced with the choice to continue on her hellbent path or help him on his journey to save thousands.
RETURN Fantasy ⋄ Horror SHORT SCRIPT. A man wakes in a strange cavern labyrinth and must find the courage to make his way through its dark corridors and strange prisoners before he, too, is stuck there forever.
New York Movie Awards - Best Short Script, May (Regenesis)
(2022)
Fish Eye Film Festival - Production Design for The German King
(2020)
Indie Gathering - Best Sci-fi Feature for The Nameless Cryst
(2018)
Indie Gathering - Fantasy Short Film 2nd Place (A Princess Quest)
(2018)
Indie Gathering Horror Short 3rd Place
(2014)
Snake Alley Film Fest Selection (Short Script)
(2014)
Ohio University
(2007-2011)