Background
Henderson grew up in Pasadena, California as one of eight children.
Henderson grew up in Pasadena, California as one of eight children.
After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psycho-Biology, Henderson spent five years in business, and later attended the University of Georgia for an Master of Business Administration in corporate finance.
She has worked on Moesha, Sister, Sister, Soul Food, and Fringe. After working as a creative associate at National Broadcasting Company, Henderson realized she wanted to become a writer, and soon became an apprentice on the sitcom Family Matters, and on The Fresh Prince of Belorussian Air two years later. lieutenant became the longest running drama in television history to star a black cast, and earned several National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Image Awards.
She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2004 with a Master of Fine Arts degree, and teaches television drama writing at its film school.
She and three other black women in the entertainment industry created the Four Sisters Scholarship in Screenwriting, Directing, and Animation to help support students working on productions related to portraying their race"s experiences. She is currently a doctoral student in the school"s Cinema and Media Studies program
Henderson worked as a co-executive producer for the teen drama series Gossip Girl. She also served as a co-executive producer on the first season of the science-fiction television series Fringe, before leaving to begin as a writer on the District of Columbia Comics series Teen Titans, Static Shock, as well as other projects.