Maddie is a dancer, choreographer, actor, and director born and raised in Chicago. She studied dance in studios on the Southside until attending Millikin University where she majored in Theatre with a minor in Dance and a certificate in Special Needs Education. Her choreography has been showcased in two Dance Film Festivals, "1 in 5" and "Rebuilding." She has been fortunate enough to choreograph for many Chicago institutions, including Chicago's longest-running community theatre for their production of The Wizard of Oz. She has worked alongside Katie Spelman on Once the Musical at Writers Theatre as Assistant Director, and choreographed fight work for several productions around Chicago.