Svetla was born in Kazanlak, Bulgaria, and came to the United States in 1997. She has resided in Bloomington for the past twenty-five years.  Svetla graduated from the Academy of Music, Fine Arts and Dance in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where she majored in music education, accordion and piano.  She has performed internationally, as well as locally, at such venues as the Lotus World Arts Festival, IU School of Music, IU Auditorium, the Musical Arts Center, the Buskirk-Chumley Theater and many others.  Svetla managed the University Club of Indiana University for over twelve years before taking on her role with the Jewish Theater.  In her free time, she enjoys teaching music, yoga and home remodeling.