Atlanta, GA born and raised, Dalyla has been invested and has a deep love for the Atlanta arts & theatre community as her roots. She holds a B.S. in Anthropology & Human Biology with concentrations in Theatre Studies from Emory University where Dalyla combined her zeal for people, international cultures, and developing community into the theatre-making process.. At current she can be found 9-5 at South Arts as Development Officer and the rest of the hours making theatre across local

Atlanta stages such as  Alliance Theatre, Synchronicity Theatre, Theatre Emory, 7 Stages Theatre, Working Title Playwrights, Theatre Du Reve, and Horizon Theatre along with professional ventures in Haiti, Holland, and Australia. Her work always returns to the love of global community, compassion, and a good story. She is excited by the impact AGTA in influencing our local creative communities to practice better sustainability and care for the Earth which hosts us.