is a Fashion /Costume Designer and actor who studied fashion design at FIT in NY and the International Fine Arts College in Miami, Florida. Vilinda is currently a freelance Fashion Designer, Makeup Artist and facilitates costume design for Hartford area theater groups and individuals. Most recently, Vilinda served as Costume Designer for FENCES at Playhouse On Park. She is a 2021 graduate of the University of Hartford HARTT school's BFA Actor Training Curriculum and is actively pursuing an alternate career in Acting. Vilinda resides in Hartford with her son, Yeshaiah, and their three cats, Lulu, Thor, and Lil’ Baby. One of Vilinda's core motivating beliefs is that we all have a responsibility to share and serve with whatever gifts and talents God has blessed us with.1 Peter 4:10