Resumé
Professional Experience
2008 - Workshop Facilitator – Teacher Training for Literacy Based Interactive Storytelling Programs for Grades 1-8
2002 - Present - Teaching Artist, Storyteller – Literacy Based Interactive Storytelling Programs for Grades 1-8
2003 -2004 - Puppet Designer and Co-facilitator for The Planet Earth Relationship Center, Inc., an Asperger’s Syndrome Social Skills Group
1998 - 2004 - Costume and Puppet Designer for ETC – the touring children’s theater company of Ruth Eckerd Hall
1989 -2005 - Costume Designer and Wardrobe Stylist for film and television
1984 -1989 - Production Coordinator for Eugene Alexander, Inc. - a woman’s evening gown manufacturer
1973 -1989 - Weaver of fabrics for art wearables, tapestries, and sculptures
Education
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI – Bachelor of Fine Arts – Textile Design
Boston University, Boston, MA – B.A. – Liberal Arts
Professional Master Classes and Workshops for Storytelling and related subjects
Professional Affiliations
National Storytelling Network
Florida Storytelling Association – Current member of the Board of Directors and Director of Youthful Voices Committee
Tampa Bay Storytellers Guild
Current Venues
Elementary and Middle Schools of Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties
The Hoffman Performing Arts Institute of Ruth Eckerd Hall
Morton Plant Mease Foundation Hospitals
Girlstories Program through Powerstories Theatre of Tampa Bay
Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Pasco County Library Systems
Chick-Fil-A Restaurants