Riela P. has a diverse professional background, currently serving as a Barista at Birch Coffee since September 2024. Prior experience includes working as a Dance Instructor at Dance With Me from May 2023 to October 2024, and as a Research Assistant at Mount Sinai Health System from May 2021 to August 2023. Riela's early career involved a role as a Work-Study Assistant at UCLA Health from February 2017 to August 2020. Riela holds a Bachelor's degree in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology from UCLA, where studies were completed from 2016 to 2021, and graduated from Fort Lee High School in 2016.