Ani started her career in public education as a public school teacher for student with moderate special needs from 2005 to 2016 before retiring early to pivot to educational media. Her experience running complex classrooms segued into her next roles as a producer, director, editor and wellness coordinator on projects like VICE’s Finishing School and various collaborations with NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. No matter what she is doing via work and art, she always endeavors to improve how we educate the next generation.