Billie D. Merritt, Seminole/Creek, Cherokee and Hopi Descendant, (She/Her), Billie was born in Dallas, TX and raised in Oklahoma City. She comes from a family of colorful story tellers, so from a young age she began dancing, writing, watching as many movies as possible, and putting on sketch comedy plays with friends. She always understood the power of human connection through storytelling, and that facilitating this, in one way another, was her path.