LaVon was born and raised in San Diego, California and graduated from Francis Parker School with honors. At a young age, she was immersed in the arts, culture and language, from dancing ballet, tap, jazz and modern, learning Spanish, figure skating and performing plays and musicals at her local youth theatre. She attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a BFA in Drama. Treasured roles LaVon has acted include Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at San Diego Junior Theatre and Mother in A New Brain at NYU. She is a professionally trained actor, voice-over actor, UCB improviser, singer and dancer. LaVon currently works at NBC Universal and has worked there for over four years, supporting both Focus Features and Universal Pictures. Her commercial agent is Laura Soo Hoo at Reign Agency. 
LaVon enjoys writing and producing short films and comedic sketches. Her hobbies include painting and photography. She is a house plant enthusiast and has over 18 house plants; all thriving.