Ariel holds a Bachelor of Music Education with a choral emphasis from Bowling Green State University. Ariel taught in public schools as a choir and theater director from 2018 to 2024, when she relocated to Fort Wayne. Ariel has studied piano for over 20 years and, and voice for 10 years. She began teaching private lessons in 2012 and has continued to teach throughout Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana, both privately and in public schools, as well as at institutions such as Interlochen Center for the Arts. In her free time, Ariel enjoys reading, crocheting, taking care of her succulents, playing video games, and spending time with her partner and their three cats.