Athena joined Pixar Animation Studios in 2004, and currently serves as the character shading lead on Inside Out 2. While primarily a looksdev/shading artist she has worked in other areas at Pixar including dailies and art department. Credits include Ice Age, Cars, Wall-e, Up, Ratatouille, Brave, Coco,Toy Story 4, Soul, Turning Red and Elemental. Athena holds a BFA from State University of Purchase, NY and mentors through Women in Animation.