Arista

Arista is an award-winning author/actor living in New York City. Her stage plays, All ABOUT SNEAKERS and WELCOME HOME KELLY!, have had Off-Broadway productions. Her screenplay USA heralds the “1st Homeless Street Soccer World Cup” in Graz, Austria; her screen and stage play, WHAT WOULD THE FOUNDING FATHERS TELL US TODAY, adapted from Werner Neff’s book, reminds us of who built the foundation of America and what our forebearers would say today. Her memoir book, CHAD, A CELEBRATION OF LIFE – BEYOND A MOTHER'S MEMORIES, recounts her son’s 26 years on earth and the many lives he touched, his cut short by Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes. His nonprofit organization, “The Chad Foundation for Athletes and Artists,” has safeguarded 10,000 young hearts with Echocardiogram and EKG screenings and is supported by Adam Silver, the Commissioner of the NBA. She is honored to co-author with Elle Louise in her real-life story, ‘TIL TIMES GET BETTER, and bring ‘to life’ her voyage of years of devastating child abuse and her escape to become a “Survivor.” Recently, she is proud to co-author with Bella St. Patrick in her life story BROKEN BUT HEALING, hailing her triumphs in buying her own home at 25, surviving devastating abuse and addiction spiraling into homelessness at 50, and Bella’s indomitable, victorious quest back to life.