BOA is the founder and creative director of OI Studio. She studied graphics at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her passion for all things beautiful led her to the furniture/interiors industry after a past spent working in disparate professions. She has previously been a fashion model, furniture buyer, prop stylist, event producer, furniture sales rep, and importer-not necessarily in that order.

She is a self taught furniture designer who, in the early 2000's spent the first few years of her design practice evangelizing an industry-wide shift to green design, at a time when it was difficult to find materials, manufacturers, or clients that were open to making a change. BOA’s design aesthetic is an intersection of her reverence for nature, minimalism, and fine craftsmanship. 

Being raised on St. John, US Virgin Islands (which is mostly a national park) she has always been acutely aware of the need to balance our natural environment with the built one. Her Caribbean roots contribute to her love for the beach and much of her adult life has been spent chasing the sun in far-flung destinations.