A member of the SAG/AFTRA, Vivian is an actress, writer and acting coach. She holds an MFA in Acting and owns Sol Acting Academy where she teaches and mentors actors for film, TV and stage. She is an unabashed supporter of creating your own work and assists students in developing their authentic voices. She is also co-executive director of the nationally syndicated public radio program Art of the Song Coffeehouse Radio with her husband John Dillon with whom she founded The Standing-O Project, a music streaming site that actually pays musicians fairly.