Hailing from Seattle, Washington, Maya Karp has been loving animation her whole life. She was born and raised in the great Pacific Northwest, graduating from Willamette University with her Bachelor's in Studio Art in 2007. Since then, she has gone on to graduate from AnimationMentor.com in the summer of 2009 and work with Valve Software. Next, she ventured to Los Angeles, where she animated at SuperVillains Studios before migrating over to Digital Operations at DreamWorks Animation SKG. At the moment, she is listening to the Seattle Mariners and training for a marathon to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.