Vanessa is a primary school teacher who has been performing on the Canberra musical theatre stage for about 6 years. Most recently Vanessa was seen playing Marta in Everymans 2015 production of Company and earlier that year Rizzo in Queanbeyan City Councils performance of Grease and Cathy Hiatt in Dramatic Productions The Last Five Years. In 2014 she appeared in Queanbeyan City Councils Production of Sunset Boulevard as Betty Schaefer, Free Rain Theatre Companies production of Legally Blonde as Margot and the understudy for Elle Woods and SUPA Productions Witches of Eastwick as Sukie Rougemont.

Vanessa currently studies voice under the tutelage of the fabulous musical maestro Sharon Tree.  Her other theatre credits include Canberra Philharmonic Society’s 2013 production of Les Miserable as Eponine, Everyman Theatre's 2012 RENT as Mimi Marquez, Canberra Philharmonic's 2012 production of Hairspray playing Amber Von Tussle and Pheonix Risings 2012 How to Succeed in Business as Rosemary Pinkleton.